Parmenter Sound

Benchmark DAC 3B D/A converters are in daily use in many of the world's finest recording studios and mastering rooms. They are also enjoyed by thousands of audiophiles.

The Benchmark DAC 3B has now replaced my SME 30/12 turntable in my music studio system at Parmenter Sound.
The reason many audiophiles will ask why I have sold my turn table and all my Vinyl records is that the music I listen to now has all been recorded in digital. I can not see the point to transfer digital recorded music to Analog for my music playback just so I can go to the effort to play records. The Benchmark DAC-3B plays all my CD collection with incredible music detail, dead quiet and with bass dynamics that the vinyl can not match.

Ricky’s Road to Benchmark Electronics and Klipschorn.
https://benchmarkmedia.com/blogs/reviews/benchmark-system-review-ricky-dasler-living-sound-new-zealand

Phil Collins - remastered via Abbey Road's Benchmark converters.
https://benchmarkmedia.com/blogs/reviews/remastering-phil-collins-at-abbey-road-using-benchmark-adc16-converters

The DAC3 delivers outstanding musical detail and precise stereo imaging. It employs an advanced high-headroom digital filter design, and a high-sample-rate asynchronous USB audio interface. All inputs are fully isolated from interface jitter by Benchmark's new UltraLock3™ jitter attenuation system.

Internal digital processing and conversion is 32-bits, and this processing includes 3.5 dB of headroom above 0 dBFS. This headroom prevents the DSP overloads that commonly occur in other D/A converters.

The DAC3 B is the ideal converter to use in front of Benchmark's HPA4 headphone amplifier or LA4 line amplifier. It is also ideal for many professional studio applications.

Digital Inputs: 1x USB, 2x Optical, 2x Coaxial S/PDIF
Analogue Outputs: 2x RCA, 2x XLR
Input Sample Frequency range: 28-210kHz (coaxial), 28-96kHz (optical), 44.1-192kHz (USB)
Maximum input word length: 24bits
Frequency Response: 20Hz-20kHz
THD+N: -113dBFS
Signal to Noise Ratio: 125dB
Crosstalk: -137dB at 20Hz, -130dB at 1kHz, -116dB at 20kHz
Input impedance: 75ohm
Available in black or silver, standard or rackmount
Dimensions (WxDxH): 249 × 237 × 45mm
Weight: 1.36kg

Information and Specification
https://benchmarkmedia.com/collections/digital-to-analog-audio-converter/products/benchmark-dac3-b-digital-to-analog-audio-converter

Reviews
https://benchmarkmedia.com/blogs/reviews

Benchmark audio reference amplifiers & DAC’s in NZ from Parmenter Sound.