There’s been a bit of a buzz around the Benchmark Media units. A number of esteemed organs have waxed lyrical about their jitter free and neutral sound. Their DAC12 channel 24-bit 192kHz D to A was quoted in stereophile as "...a true audiophile bargain.". The studio appliaction being of super-high end monitoring of your digital signal – say from the DAW. Since then Benchmark Media have bee working to complete the pair with the long awaited ADC1 2-channel 24-bit 192kHz A/D convertor. Two years in development, the ADC1 has the same stunning sonic qualities as the DAC1-D/A convertor. The half-wide unit, can be installed in a 1RU space with a second ADC1, a blank panel, or another half-wide unit such as the Benchmark DAC1. ‘This is the convertor that so many of our DAC1 customers have been asking for,’ said Allen Burdick, President of Benchmark Media. ‘It perfectly complements the DAC1 in both appearance and performance. Now our customers can find freedom from digital artefacts caused by jitter and aliasing.’ The exclusive UltraLock(tm) circuit provides jitter-free performance while automatically locking to any incoming clock source including word clock, super clock, and AES. The front-panel gain controls make it easy to adjust input levels, while the 9-segment full-digital meters clearly and accurately display all transient events to help the user avoid clipping. The optical output supports both AES and ADAT formats (including ADAT SMUX) providing maximum flexibility. The separate, fully-independent auxiliary output can follow the main output, or be used to feed a second recording device at a lower resolution. The thing that makes the Benchmark Media DAC1 and ADC1 popular is the price – now this may not seem terribly low-cost to you, but in the convertor world, to get this level of quality, generally costs a great deal more. Features and Performance
Converter:

• Total Isolation of Conversion Clock
• Reference Digital-In Jitter will not Degrade conversion Performance
• Reference Locks to AES, S/PDIF, WC, or Super-clock
• Jitter-Free Performance in all Modes
• 24-bit 192kHz Conversion
• THD+N < -110 dB (0.0003%)
• Dynamic Range > 120 dB A-Weighted
• 44.1, 48, 88.2, 96, 176.4, and 192kHz at 24-bits (Main Output)
• 44.1 or 48 kHz, 16 or 24-bit (Secondary Output)
• 9-Segment, Dual Range LED Meter, with Peak Hold

Power and Chassis

• BNC to RCA adapters included
• Internal Toroidal Power Transformer
• IEC Connector with International V Select
• Wide AC-Voltage Operating Range
• EMI and RFI filtering
• 1 RU high, half-rack wide
• Rack mount kit available
• Will also mount beside the DAC1 or another or ADC1

• www.benchmarkmedia.com

Pricing: £1,526.33 (inc vat) $1,775 US

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