Benchmark DAC3 HGC
Recenzje
Recenzja Benchmark DAC3 HGC w Audio
DAC3 HGC może być uznany za wzorcowy w tej klasie cenowej w takich kategoriach, jak neutralność i precyzja. Z tymi cechami może stawać w szranki ze znacznie droższymi konstrukcjami, jednak jego brzmienie nie jest "złotym środkiem" – to bezkompromisowa, profesjonalna równowaga, rozdzielczość i analityczność, bez upiększania, ocieplania, romantyzowania.
Wypada jednak podkreślić, że przejrzystość i szczegółowość nie wiążą się z rozjaśnieniem;tonalnie dźwięk jest bez zarzutu, równiutki, staranny, skrupulatny, bez nadmiernego blasku, fajerwerków, "napowietrzenia".Wszystko jest zwarte, krótkie i konkretne. Bas nie ma problemów w niskimi zejściami, ale i one są twarde, tak jak uderzenia z wyższego podzakresu.
Benchmark DAC3 HGC gra stanowczo, dobitnie, pewnie, a przy tym jest wrażliwy i "pamiętliwy", pokaże każdy smaczek i brud. I znowu zastrzeżenie – nie jest to wcale ostrość i jaskrawość, ewentualnie suchość, przez którą wszystko słychać wyraźniej. Ktoś powie, że nie zawsze przyjemniej… Jeżeli więc komuś zabraknie ciepełka, niech poszuka odpowiedniego wzmacniacza.
Benchmark DAC3 HGC jest dla klientów, który chcą ze źródeł cyfrowych wyciągnąć całą treść, bez manipulacji i dyplomacji. Nie ma taryfy ulgowej dla słabych realizacji, nie podleje ich sosem, nie podkoloruje. W rewanżu najlepsze materiały zademonstrują dynamikę i bogactwo naturalnych wybrzmień, pięknie różniąc się między sobą.
Link do recenzji: Benchmark DAC3 HGC – Audio
Recenzja Benchmark DAC3 HGC w The Ear
Notable from the off was the bass from the DAC3 HGC and AHB2. Yes, I was also aware of how quiet they were, an eerie quietness in the silent parts, but the strength of the bassline was palpable and made me think I had connected amplification valued at several times the price. Wow! It was deep, tight and conveyed a real feeling that the electronics were in charge of the transducers.
Keeping to the same era, Simon and Garfunkel’s Baby Driver (Bridge Over Troubled Waters) might be an old analogue recording but one that really came to life with this set-up. Involuntary foot-tapping confirmed the timing ability and the overall presentation was spot-on, the Benchmark electronics created a fluent sound across a vivid soundstage; performers evident both tonally and spatially in an easy-to-believe presentation that brought the performance close. Not an unnatural, unpleasant ‘in your lap’ close, just vividly so; an at arms’ length presentation that appears natural, even down to the vocal twang. The final engine sound effect had such an amazing stereo image that it made the hairs on the back of my neck tingle. Increasing the volume merely increased the enjoyment, and that can’t be said of all amplifiers.
Switching to my Revival’s Atalante 3s and a change of genre to Shostakovich’s 24 Preludes & Fugues(Ashkenazy on Decca from 1999) and I was presented with an extremely realistic sound across an open and wide soundstage. In fact, the more classical material I listened to, the more I realised that the Benchmark’s ability to retrieve deep-down detail and display it so well across the soundstage, with accurate positioning and convincing layering, made for a glorious re-creation of the recordings. So it was with Hayden’s London Symphony 104 (BPO/Karajan) from 1975. As the work erupted with that blaze of light I nearly jumped out of my seat, the sound of the majestic fanfare so forceful, so realistic before it morphs into the subdued and atmospheric adagio introduction. The piece’s grand gestures and rustic charm came across so well as to have me captured. This is a performance both muscular yet delicate, combining power and gracefulness but all handled without hesitation by the AHB2, while others I can recall have faltered.
The Benchmark DAC3 HGC and AHB2 are cracking products, sonically superior to a lot that’s available and well priced. I’ve heard the word utilitarian used to describe Benchmark designsbut that does them rather a disservice. They are superbly designed and built to an extremely high standard.
Link do recenzji: Benchmark DAC3 HGC – The Ear
Recenzja Benchmark DAC3 HGC w Stereo Sound
今回はヘッドホン環境とスピーカー環境の両方を4パターンの組合せで試聴した。まず、DAC3 HGCのヘッドホンアンプ機能を試す(図:接続①)。MacBook ProをトランスポートにしてUSBケーブルでDAC3 HGCと接続、ゼンハイザーのヘッドホンHD800Sで試聴した。ホセ・ジェイムスのハイレゾファイル「ジャスト・ザ・トゥー・オブ・アス」では、一聴してフラットな帯域バランスで、音調も硬すぎず柔らかすぎず、まさに中立的な表現だ。全帯域ダンピングに優れ、音像を中心としたフォーカスも抜群である。
今回試した5機種に共通する最大の魅力は、リファレンスとして絶対的な信頼がおける音質であること。スペックだけではオーディオ機器の音質を推し量ることはできないが、ベンチマークの製品が出すリファレンス的なサウンドは、多くのオーディオファイルや筆者のように基準となる音を求める者にはこれ以上ないほどにフィットする。
その中でもDAC3 HGCは、DACとヘッドホンアンプが一体型なのでシステムをコンパクトにしたい方に向いているし、DAC3 BとHPA4の組合せはセパレート志向の音質を求めたい方におすすめできる。LA4とAHB2の組合せはリファレンス的なクセのないサウンドをスピーカーシステムで実現したい方におすすめだ。
また、ヘッドホンアンプが搭載されたモデルは、ドライブ力の高さも印象的だった。現時点で音の色付けのないヘッドホンアンプを探そうとすると、業務用で使われるオーディオインターフェースを利用するのがひとつの手段だと思っていたが、これらの製品は絶対的な駆動力が不足していると感じている。
いっぽうでベンチマークはデジタル入力時にネイティブ対応するレゾリューションでやや限定されるところがあるうえ、価格も決して安価ではない。しかしながら、高インピーダンスモデルや平面振動板を採用するハイエンドヘッドホンのリファレンスアンプを求めていた筆者にはまさにうってつけ。テストを忘れて長時間聴き入ってしまった。同社の今後が楽しみでならない。
Link do recenzji: Benchmark DAC3 HGC – Stereo Sound
Benchmark DAC3 HGC
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Benchmark DAC3 HGC – Stereophile – Recommended Components 2025
Benchmark DAC3 HGC– The Ear – Editor's Choice

Benchmark DAC3 HGC – Everything Audio Network – Product of the Year 2016

Link: Benchmark HPA4 – Everything Audio Netwirk – Product of the Year 2016
Benchmark DAC3 HGC – Everything Audio Network – Stellar Sound Award!

Although it came out late in the year, the DAC3 was worth waiting for, and it receives the EAN Stellar Sound Award and a last-minute slide into the Everything Audio Network Product-of-The-Year Award in the DAC category.
Link: Benchmark DAC3 HGC – Everything Audio Netwirk – Stellar Sound Award!
Benchmark DAC3 HGC – HiFi Pig – Highly Recommended

I would like to see the brand more frequently offered by dealers as from what I can ascertain at the moment Audiophiles are being denied the ability to easily demo and appreciate what is a true Audiophile bargain and great tool for music playback.
Benchmark DAC3 HGC – Enjoy the Music – Blue Note Award 2018

The Benchmark Media DAC3 HGC is a fantastic digital-to-analog converter that comes with a fantastic headphone amplifier with two outputs, and can also double as a fantastic preamplifier. Its asking price is more than reasonable for such a versatile component, with a sound quality that can be compared to units costing much more. Whether or not one likes the sound of the DAC3 depends on the audiophile who auditions it, since those who are hard of hearing might not like it.
Link: Benchmark DAC3HGC – Enjoy teh Music – Blue Note Award 2018
Benchmark DAC3 HGC – TechHive – Editors' Choice

The DAC3 HGC is undeniably geared toward the discerning music lover or audio engineer who values peak performance. If you’re passionate about music, have the funds, and aren’t looking for bells and whistles, you can’t go wrong with Benchmark’s DAC3 HGC. Pair it with the right headphones and you’ll have many days and nights of sonic bliss.
Benchmark DAC3 HGC – Stereophile – Product of the Year 2018

Benchmark Media Systems' DAC3 HGC is evidence that an engineering-focused company—one that seems to spend more time staring at instruments than testing its devices with their ears, and that cares more about transparency than it does about whether or not you like the sound their products make—can produce a product of astonishing fidelity and emotional expressiveness. Science works. Artists may be sexy, but never underestimate a good geek.
Link: Benchmark DAC3 HGC – Stereophile – Product of the Year 2018
Benchmark DAC3 HGC – Stereophile – Editor's Choice 2018

Benchmark has created a long line of DACs (several of which I've purchased) that present recordings with as little embellishment as is possible at their price points. The latest incarnation, the DAC3, is no exception, and excels at presenting the unvarnished truth, as the artist intended.
Link: Benchmark DAC3 HGC – Stereophile – Editor's Choice 2018
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