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I first looked at the original Mytek Liberty DAC in 2018 (review here). Six months later, I compared it to its bigger brother, the Brooklyn DAC. Both devices impressed. I bought the Liberty review unit and it’s still my go-to external DAC. Four years is a lifetime in digital audio. […]
With Mytek Audio switching production from Warsaw manufacturer (and EU distributor) HEM Electronics to a newly-established company (Mytek Europe), a new website and a slew of new products are slated for 2021 release: First out of the gate will be three new Liberty Series products whose focus is a single […]
In the absence of hi-fi shows, commentators like yours truly must turn to the virtual world to keep up with what’s coming down the pike. Three hours on Skype yesterday with CEO Michal Jurewicz pulled back the curtain on Mytek’s forthcoming statement piece: Empire — an über-high-end streaming DAC/pre platform […]
New York City is doing it tough right now: almost 12,000 COVID-19-related deaths to date and a healthcare system struggling to cope with new cases. Moved by his adopted home city’s crisis is Mytek Audio’s Michal Jurewicz who will donate 10% of all sales – direct and dealer – to […]
UPDATE: As of November 1st 2020, the new Mytek European Branch, Mytek Europe Sp.zo.o. in Warsaw, Poland has replaced HEM Sp.z.o.o. as the representative and distributor of Mytek products in Europe. All new Mytek products will be manufactured at new factories in the US and Europe. OEM? If you’re Mytek […]
Designed in Brooklyn, made in Poland, Mytek has removed the WCK IN/OUT and AES/EBU connectors from the rear of the Brooklyn DAC+ (review here) to make way for a 24bit/192kHz/DSD64-capable streaming board and a third Brooklyn: the Brooklyn Bridge (US$2995/€2995, previewed here). The Brooklyn Bridge connects to a home network via Ethernet […]
Mytek’s Liberty DAC (£895, $995, €995) was reviewed by me (here) and put in a stellar performance, more than holding its own in the company of an Ayre AX-7e (£2,750) and Harbeth C7/2 speakers. The Liberty mates the ESS9018 chip of the original Brooklyn (review here) with the output stages […]
On my office desk sits a most well-connected DAC — a book-sized slab of electronics with options for MQA, DSD, analogue or digital volume attenuation, Apple remote control hijack, single-ended or balanced outputs; on the rear panel for connection to an amplifier (like the Mytek Brooklyn Amp) and on the […]
Half the size, half the functionality, half the price. Sort of – bear with me. Does the Mytek Liberty DAC (preview here) deliver half the sound quality of the Brooklyn DAC (review here) and Brooklyn+ DAC (review here) on which its design was based? Neither was on hand for comparison […]
Let’s cut to the chase: listening to both models side by side over a number of weeks, the Mytek Brooklyn DAC+ (US$2195, preview here) sounds slightly better than the standard Brooklyn DAC (US$1995, review here): slightly better image focus, slightly better stage depth, a little more punch (especially from its […]
Subtraction. Take the Mytek Brooklyn (and not the Plus). Shrink the box volume by a factor of three to remove the colour LED display and dancing signal level meters but maintain balanced outputs by converting the associated rear panel socketry from XLR to TRS (and offer TRS-XLR adaptors as an option). Keep hold of its […]
There are many reasons to dig Mytek’s Brooklyn DAC (US$1995): a full suite of digital inputs including USB support for 32bit/384kHz and DSD256; Apple remote-controllable volume (analogue and digital); a full colour display with dancing signal level meters; balanced and single-ended outputs; a single-ended input doubles as (a very decent) […]
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