Benchmark DAC3L Digital to Analogue Converter Black
The DAC3 is the latest D/A converter from Benchmark. Following on from the DAC1 and DAC2, the DAC3 adheres to Benchmark’s brand philosophy of no-compromise, class leading design, offering performance revered by professional recording studios and enjoyed by discerning audiophiles alike.
Features
- 5x digital inputs
- 2x analogue inputs
- 4x analogue outputs
- Digital pass-through
- Native DSD conversion
- Switchable polarity
- Home theatre bypass
- Hybrid gain control
- High-Headroom DSP
- UltraLock3™ Jitter Attenuation System
- Quad 32-bit balanced D/A Conversion System
- Bi-Directional 12 Volt Trigger
The new DAC3 implements the ESS Technology ES9028PRO chip, achieving lower THD+N, 2nd and 3rd harmonic distortion compensation, improved power management, over sampling filters and, when combined with Benchmark’s UltraLock3™ technology, near instantaneous input switching and phase locked loop, with undetectable jitter.
The improvements don’t stop there though, with greater dynamic range and a wider frequency response, the specifications eclipse those of the DAC2.
The DAC3 L model offers analogue pre amplifier inputs but removes the dual headphone amplifier found in the HGC. The DAC3 DX, removes the analogue preamplifier section to accommodate an AES digital input but retains the dual headphone amplifier.
Specifications
- SNR: +27 dBu: 128 dB – A-Weighted, 0 dBFS
- THD+N: -113 dBFS, -113 dB, 0.00022% @ 1 kHz at 0 dBFS
- Frequency Response: +0 dB, -0.015 dB (20 to 20 kHz) @ Fs=192 kHz
- Crosstalk: -137 dB at 20 Hz
- Maximum Amplitude of Idle Tones: < -147 dB
- Dimensions: 216 x 237 x 249mm, 1.36kg
