Benchmark Media

Benchmark Media

Also known as: Benchmark, Benchmark Media Systems, Benchmark Sound Company

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Benchmark Media Systems is a manufacturer of precision audio electronics based in Syracuse, New York. The company was founded in 1983 by Allen H. Burdick as Benchmark Sound Company, originally operating out of a garage in Garland, Texas, before incorporating as Benchmark Media Systems in 1985 and relocating to Syracuse. Burdick built the company to serve television broadcast facilities with hig...

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Benchmark Media Systems is a manufacturer of precision audio electronics based in Syracuse, New York. The company was founded in 1983 by Allen H. Burdick as Benchmark Sound Company, originally operating out of a garage in Garland, Texas, before incorporating as Benchmark Media Systems in 1985 and relocating to Syracuse. Burdick built the company to serve television broadcast facilities with high-performance audio gear, and after his retirement engineering direction has been led by VP John Siau.

The brand is known for sonically transparent designs aimed at minimizing distortion and noise, and its products are used across broadcast, recording studios, sound reinforcement, and high-end home audio. Signature products include the AHB2 power amplifier (named for founder Allen H. Burdick's initials), the DAC3 digital-to-analog converter, the HPA4 headphone amplifier and preamplifier, and the LA4 line amplifier. The company also produces its Studio&Stage line of professional audio cables.

Benchmark designs, assembles, and tests its products in its Syracuse facility and sells largely direct to customers in the U.S. and Canada, backing its gear with a five-year warranty.

Benchmark Media has 4 products cataloged on Equipboard, including Converters, Accessories, and Preamps. Their gear is featured by 1 artist, with the strongest followings in Electronic. Notable users include Robert Rich.

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Robert Rich

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