The Lynx Hilo is a few years and today it retails for $2,300 from US major supplier of pro products, sweetwater. The Benchmark DAC3 despite being the same price, is DAC only. The Lynx Hilo has a large (though a bit grainy and low contrast) color touchscreen. That makes navigation far easier than competing devices.

Boasting reference-quality converters, the Hilo also promises to be future-proof Lynx's Hilo is a free-standing, mastering-quality, two-channel A-D/D-A converter featuring 'reference' grade electronics — and the technical specifications justify the use of that over-employed description. Lynx Hilo. Lynx Studio Technology was founded in 1998. Its first offerings were PCI sound cards for computer-audio interfaces. While PCI cards still play a prominent role in Lynx's lineup, its latest devices have been stand-alone digital interface gear such as the Hilo Reference A/D D/A Converter system. Lynx Hilo Review. Maka, 14.06.2013 . The operation is not immediately self-explanatory, but the manual exemplary. I would like to use the Hilo as a recording device in the future - also here I have heard very positive opinions. User Manual Table of Contents easily acces sible from the Lynx website. Hilo's feature set and display options will evolve in response to user feedback and the imagination of Lynx engineers. Hilo is also a game changer in terms of flexibility. It is well suited for recording studio use Lynx's Hilo Reference A/D D/A Converter System is built upon an open-ended software platform that allows for future measurement, metering, diagnostics, and personalization feature updates - all using the Hilo's intuitive touchscreen LCD! Lynx Hilo Reference A/D D/A Converter System Features: Hilo utilizes a state-of-the-art universal power supply. The power supply will auto-detect the voltage from 100V to 240V and conform appropriately. No manual voltage adjustment is necessary. 1.5 Rack-Mounting Hilo can be mounted in standard studio equipment racks usi