That's what I am hoping for at least. I just placed an order for DAC3 DX, 2 ahb2 amps and a bunch of cables. I confirmed with their engineers that DAC3 propagation delay remains fixed (never shifts) over AES. This is important because I use a 4 channel system. The lynx hilo handles the 2 subs through monitor outputs and I will go AES out of the lynx hilo into the Benchmark DAC3. The DAC3 can be set to 24dbu, same as max setting for Lynx Hilo. This is the level I need for my setup and it's very good engineering that Benchmark allows for different output voltages on the DAC3 to accommodate both pro setups and consumer setups. My setup require pro output voltage so I am hopeful this all works out. We will see.