SCV Announce Benchmark DAC 3

November 15, 2016

SCV have announced a new DAC from Benchmark Media Systems, the DAC3.

Implementing the latest ESS Technologies ES9028PRO DAC chip, Benchmark is once more raising the bar for the performance DAC market says the company’s recent press release. The DAC3 retains the form factor of the DAC2, including HGC, L and DX versions in sliver or black, but achieves some considerable performance improvements.

In the DAC3, Benchmark uses the following techniques to maximise the performance of the ES9028PRO:

4:1 channel summing – improves the SNR by 6 dB
External I-V converters – lower noise and lower distortion
Precision differential amplifier – removes common-mode distortion
Very low noise voltage regulator – Benchmark discrete design reduces noise and distortion
UtraLock3™jitter attenuation – virtually perfect jitter rejection
211 kHz Upsampling – eliminates time-domain errors caused by the D/A conversion chip
High-headroom DSP – eliminates clipping of intersample peaks
6-layer circuit board with external ground planes – reduces noise and provides RF shielding

RRP prices in the UK will be as follows.

DAC3L (no headphone amp) – RRP £2099inc VAT