On Thu, 30 Sep 2004 11:33:09 -0400, Kalman Rubinson
wrote:

On Thu, 30 Sep 2004 23:10:20 +1000, Tat Chan
wrote:

The AUD$700 is about half the price of the Benchmark DAC1 (only available here
from a pro audio shop). Still, quite a bit more than what I was willing to pay
(there is an Arcam Alpha 9 on Ebay with a starting bid of AUD$950 ... not a
single bid on that one yet!). Audiolab equipment comes with a huge markup in Oz
(though the prices in South East Asia were equivalent to the UK RRP) for some
reason or other.

I would sooner go for the Arcam Alpha 9 with its RingDAC than add the
Audiolab DAC. The Benchmark is better as well.

If best quality from a single source is the aim, then I agree. The
Benchmark of course gives the best of both worlds. :-)
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