Benchmark DAC2 HGC Digital-to-Analog DAC D/A Converter Preamp - $1,699 - (Potsdam, NY)

This auction is for a Benchmark DAC2 HGC Digital-to-Analog Converter/Preamp, owned by a well-known audio reviewer and writer. The Benchmark DAC2 HGC is a high-performance D/A converter that has received universally-rave reviews from the professional and high-end consumer audio press. It remains a Class A+ product on Stereophile’s Recommended Components list (April 2017), and an Editor’s Choice in The Absolute Sound (March 2017). The Benchmark DAC2 HGC is built around ESS Technologies’ ES9018 D/A converter chip, which incorporates ESS’s HyperStream conversion technology – the most advanced in the industry. Benchmark’s proprietary UltraLock2 jitter suppression system offers vanishingly-low levels of jitter, and their high-headroom digital signal processing eliminates distortion caused by inter-sample peaks, a potentially-serious but rarely-addressed problem in digital audio, especially at CD sampling rates. The Benchmark DAC has five digital inputs: two (2) S/PDIF coax, two (2) Toslink optical, and one (1) USB input that will operate in both USB 1.1 and USB 2.0 modes. The DAC2 HGC accepts both PCM (up to 192 kHz/24-bit via S/PDIF coax and USB) and DSD (Direct-Stream Digital, at 2.8224 MHz). DSD can be streamed over the S/PDIF and USB inputs using the DoP 1.1 format. The DAC2 HGC doubles as a high-performance analog preamp with built-in volume control. It has two stereo RCA unbalanced analog inputs, for connecting analog equipment such as a phono preamp, tuner and analog tape equipment. The DAC2 HGC also has one stereo balanced XLR output, and two stereo unbalanced RCA outputs, all controlled by the front-panel volume control. Benchmark’s exclusive Hybrid Gain Control offers the highest possible resolution and lowest noise by combining a 24-bit digital volume control with a conventional analog volume control. There’s also a Home Theater Bypass feature which can independently convert each input to a fixed output level, if the DAC2 HGC is to be used wi…

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