Benchmark's third incarnation of the acclaimed DAC3 model is a professionally-aimed product designed for studio environments. The DAC3 DX provides audio interface emulation, USB to S/PDIF transfer and reference quality monitoring. The unit can also serve as a standalone headphone amp for digital sources where required.
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- Hybrid Gain Control
- Low-Impedance Passive Output Attenuators
- High-Headroom DSP
- UltraLock3™ Jitter Attenuation System
- High-Headroom 32-bit DSP
- Quad 32-bit balanced D/A Conversion System
- Multi-Mode Asynchronous USB Audio System
- Digital Diagnostic Display
- Switchable volume-control bypass
- "Zero-Ohm" HPA2™ headphone amplifier
- Remote controllable
Benchmark's unique hybrid volume-control system delivers maximum performance from analogue or digital inputs. A single motor-driven knob controls the volume of the analogue and digital inputs, but the two types of inputs are handled very differently:
- Digital inputs pass through a 32-bit digital volume control.
- Analog inputs pass through a traditional analogue volume control.
- Both share the same knob.
This hybrid approach eliminates all unnecessary A/D and D/A conversion steps. Analog inputs see an entirely analogue path to the outputs. Likewise, digital inputs see an entirely digital path to the 32-bit D/A converter.