As audiophiles, we use the term to mean a standard by which we judge everything else.
For example, one of my benchmarks is the DirectStream DAC. It's a benchmark not so much for DACs but for preamplifiers. For years I went from DirectStream straight into the power amplifiers. The shortest signal path possible. That was my benchmark.
Then along came first the Aesthetix Calypso preamplifier and later the BHK preamp that moved my benchmark.
It's good to have benchmarks.
It's how we can judge new arrivals.
Benchmark
As audiophiles, we use the term to mean a standard by which we judge everything else.
For example, one of my benchmarks is the DirectStream DAC. It's a benchmark not so much for DACs but for preamplifiers. For years I went from DirectStream straight into the power amplifiers. The shortest signal path possible. That was my benchmark.
Then along came first the Aesthetix Calypso preamplifier and later the BHK preamp that moved my benchmark.
It's good to have benchmarks.
It's how we can judge new arrivals.
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