Benchmark audio is in my opinion remarkable in the sense that they make equipment targeted at the pro market, but in the recent years they have made an incredible splash into the consumer market due to the very well performing digital products. And they don't overprice the products, like so many in the consumer market do...... So when they make a comprehensive whitepaper about what's the issues of digital audio and how to defeat it... it's well worth reading http://www.benchmarkmedia.com/discuss/feedback/newsletter/2010/08/1/unique-evils-digital-audio-and-how-defeat-them Enjoy :p