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Hi dbdog,<br /> <br /> Check this list of Canadian dealers of Benchmark equipment. <br /> <br /> http://www.benchmarkmedia.com/locate-dealers-distributors?country=Canada<br /> <br /> Call some near you and ask if they have a demo arrangement.<br /> <br /> Let me know what you find...<br /> <br /> Best,<br /> Elias

Hi dbdog,<br /> <br /> It is true: we offer a 30-day trial to customers in the U.S. You can read about the details here:<br /> <br /> http://www.benchmarkmedia.com/demo<br /> <br /> Best,<br /> Elias

Unfortunately, it appears that they don't offer any of their albums in high-resolution. Best, Elias

Hey, Sorry about that..., The website was down for a brief moment while some repairs were being made. The website is back up now (http://www.MastersFromTheirDay.com) The audio downloads and videos are available in HD on that website. Enjoy!! Thanks, Elias

Hey, thanks!

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Gordon, Regarding re-clocking vs. re-sampling, you're absolutely correct. I meant to say 're-sample', but I wrote 're-clock' by accident. I spoke incorrectly; I apologize. Best, Elias

Smallp, I apologize for any distractions I may have contributed to within this thread. If I can answer any questions for you, please don't hesitate to ask. All the best, Elias

Gordon, I appreciate you explaining this again. I will not reply at length, as you can re-read several of my replies to you on threads in several forums regarding this discussion. But, I would like to say for the record, I am not making any claims about your device or your USB implementation. You may have circumvented the re-clocking issue (yes, the computer's software can re-clock). If so, your product may benefit greatly from the reduced jitter. However, I have not and will not publicly state any critiques of your or any other competitors products. Thank you for the offer to sell us your Asyn USB software. We are very content with our USB implementation, as we have confirmed with many listening tests and bench tests that the USB input acheives identical performance as the other digital inputs. All the best, Elias

Labjr, It is certainly possible that some people chose our converters for the logo and faceplate, but as an example where this is certainly not the case, consider Skywalker Sound (George Lucas' recording studio). The recording facility responsible for innumerable classic music and film recordings uses several of our System 1000 (http://www.benchmarkmedia.com/sys1000/) converters, which may be the least visually attractive devices on the market. They chose Benchmark converters after an extensive listening test with several other converters. All the best, Elias

Hello, The much-hyped asynchronous mode does not offer any advantages over Benchmark's AdvancedUSB solution. And to the contrary, there may be significant disadvantages due to async-mode requiring the computer to re-clock. Benchmark prefers to not ask the computer to re-clock because the computer is not trust-worthy in this regard. This is why we are avoiding async (in addition to the fact that it offers no advantages to Benchmark's USB solution). Best, Elias

From Computer Audiophile: "I think even Benchmark would agree that it's impossible to completely eliminate jitter and the use of that phrase is used subjectively. "<br /> <br /> I'm not sure I understand what you are saying here. Why is it impossible to completely eliminate jitter? At what stage? At the USB receiver? At the DAC chip? <br /> <br /> Best,<br /> Elias

Gordon, are you saying dithered 24-bit DSP will throw away audio information that was originally present in a dithered 16 or 24-bit recording? <br /> <br /> Can you name a single A/D or D/A that gives true 24-bit performance? The highest performing (32-bit) chip that I know of will actually only acheive about 21 bits of performance (dynamic range). So, with a properly dithered 24-bit ASRC, I can't understand how "a lot of the low level information is getting thrown out." Even if it was 32-bit ASRC....or 64-bits for that matter, no D/A chip on the planet will have sufficient dynamic range to maintain that low level information. Also, the best dynamic range from an A/D will max at 21-bits...so if the original recording didn't have 24-bit performance, why would a 24-bit ASRC throw out "a lot of the low level information?" <br /> <br /> All the best,<br /> Elias<br /> <br />

From Computer Audiophile: "<cite>Hi Eric - Thanks for bringing up the fact that I spoke about Wavelength products and used Gordon Rankin as one source of data about USB Audio. It's critically important to keep this in the forefront. This is why I made it clear in the article who I used as sources of data during my research. Also, it's great that all the readers keep me honest by leaving comments on anything that may seem improper. It is almost impossible to research Asynchronous USB thoroughly without talking to Wavelength Audio. <br /> <br /> Again, I get your point 100% and it's always good to discuss it when reading any article.</cite>"<br /> <br /> I was also curious why the only 'expert references' you used for this article are companies that make asynchronous USB products. Perhaps you should have spoke with experts who implement the adaptive mode to balance the information you received to write this article.<br /> <br /> All the best,<br /> Elias

<em>Gordon: "I don't have any problem with the name." </em><br /> <br /> Isn't that the basic premise of your posts on this thread?<br /> <br /> I appreciate your feedback, but we don't feel at all unjustified using the name AdvancedUSB. As I mentioned previously, most all native USB interfaces (including those from your company) were limited to 16-bits and 48-kHz when we developed our 24/96 AdvancedUSB. As you mentioned, this code, which we developed with Centrance, is now being used in other devices. And that only re-inforces the fact that we "advanced" the USB technology on the market.<br /> <br /> All the best,<br /> Elias