Raxel 在 2005-5-27 12:50:02 发表的内容
买个Benchmark DAC1 加上个转盘好点的1千元左右的DVD机子,保证你超过507什么的许多. |
First up was the Benchmark DAC 1 ($975), which John Marks raved about in his July 2003 column and which I had enthused over in May 2004. For the comparisons, I fed the Benchmark from the Arcam's S/PDIF output, using DH Labs' excellent Silver Sonic cable fitted with an RCA plug on the source end and a BNC jack on the other. Levels were matched to within 0.1dB at 1kHz using the Mark Levinson preamp's input level-offset capability. I used the Benchmark's balanced outputs, which I think offer a better-focused presentation than from its unbalanced jacks.
Both Arcam and Benchmark sounded similar when it came to tonal balance and soundstaging precision. However, the standalone processor's presentation was slightly more robust. The flute in my Mozart Quartet recording on the Editor's Choice CD (Stereophile STPH016-2) stood a little closer to the front of the stage of Santa Fe's St. Francis Auditorium. Which is correct? Even though I made the recording, both were believable presentations. I preferred whichever one I was listening to at the moment.
The situation was the same on the Mozart Clarinet Quintet movement that follows: the clarinet sounded fuller via the Benchmark, more set back but better defined in space via the Arcam. Over a long series of comparisons, I think I ended up preferring the Benchmark, but I can imagine this preference being reversed if I experimented with cables. (Replacing the AudioQuest Cheetahs I was using for the Benchmark with plain-Jane balanced mike cables dramatically reduced the differences between the two presentations.)
发烧天书stereophile编辑的对比，用了arcam33的转盘。
