I have been on the lookout for a 44.1/48/96kHz DAC for hi-fi use. The
only device I found initially was produced by Meridian, and had a four
figure price tag.

On following some links posted here to broadcast equipment I tumbled
on a Behringer sample rate converter that also has ADCs and DACs and
costs less than two hundred pounds.

http://www.behringer.com/02_products...C2496&lang=eng

Its paper specification looks impressive and it appears to do
everything I could possibly want and much more. Before parting with my
hard earned money I would appreciate comments about the suitability of
this equipment for domestic hifi use. Specifically, what would paying
an extra 1,300 pounds for the Meridian DAC give me?

Thanks.


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Chris Isbell
Southampton
UK

In article , Chris Isbell
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I have been on the lookout for a 44.1/48/96kHz DAC for hi-fi use. The
only device I found initially was produced by Meridian, and had a four
figure price tag.

On following some links posted here to broadcast equipment I tumbled
on a Behringer sample rate converter that also has ADCs and DACs and
costs less than two hundred pounds.

http://www.behringer.com/02_products...C2496&lang=eng

Its paper specification looks impressive and it appears to do
everything I could possibly want and much more. Before parting with my
hard earned money I would appreciate comments about the suitability of
this equipment for domestic hifi use. Specifically, what would paying
an extra 1,300 pounds for the Meridian DAC give me?

Thanks.



Interesting unit that. I've emailed them for a UK distributor. I not
used any of their gear before but I've heard good things said about it.

It seems that its very good value for the money, but these have been
from broadcast users where they don't have the un-controlled lunacy that
invades hi-fi..
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Tony Sayer

On Sat, 2 Aug 2003 16:16:58 +0100, tony sayer
wrote:

Interesting unit that. I've emailed them for a UK distributor. I not
used any of their gear before but I've heard good things said about it.

Digital Village have it at 170 pounds on their Web site
(http://www.digitalvillage.co.uk/). I have just called their
Southampton branch who advised me that they are still awaiting their
first shipments from Behringer. (I have no commercial connection with
Digital Village, but they had one of the lowest prices found and a
branch close to me.)

It seems that its very good value for the money, but these have been
from broadcast users where they don't have the un-controlled lunacy that
invades hi-fi..

I would tend to agree. However, Meridian do, I believe, have a good
reputation for well designed quality equipment. (As used by our very
own Jim Lesurf. ;-) Hence I am interested to learn more about the
differences between their DAC and the Behringer device.


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Chris Isbell
Southampton
UK

In article ,
tony sayer wrote:
Interesting unit that. I've emailed them for a UK distributor. I not
used any of their gear before but I've heard good things said about it.

It seems that its very good value for the money, but these have been
from broadcast users where they don't have the un-controlled lunacy that
invades hi-fi..

Their compressors (Composer) have made quite an inroad at the 'bottom'
end of the broadcasting market in studios and dubbing suites, but IMHO,
they're not quite at the Neve level. ;-)

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