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In Reply to: RE: Higher "Rez" Seems to Offer Lower Overall Quality posted by erik_sq on October 03, 2016 at 21:01:57
Interesting that you mention the Mytek Brooklyn. I last week listened to a system which employed the Mytek Manhattan DAC. Suffice it to say, I've never heard anything like the quality of sound produced, by that system, particularly the open, airy, shimmery highs such as cymbals. Also, the bass, oh my, the bass pressurization was so frigging deep and visceral. Now, granted that these were big speakers, but I've heard big speakers before.
And what was playing was "only" CD quality tracks on a pc connected to the DAC with a USB cable. I had just attended the symphony a few days earlier, and the cymbals produced by the system sounded the closest to what I heard at the symphony than any reproduced audio I've ever heard.
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I really like the looks of the Manhattan. I've never heard one but it seems to have every type of input and output I would need including an optional phono stage. I was really thinking of buying one about a year ago but I didn't want to spend $5k.
I found another DAC that completely satisfies my ears and it cost 1/5th the price of the Manhattan. Besides being an excellent sounding DAC, it is also an autonomous digital player as well as a digital recorder. I bought it to copy vinyl to DSD-5.6MHz, but it serves as an excellent digital player, too. It is the TASCAM DA-3000 DSD recorder .
> I've never heard anything like the quality of sound produced, by [the Manhattan], particularly the open, airy,
> shimmery highs such as cymbals. Also, the bass, oh my, the bass pressurization was so frigging deep and visceral.
I feel exactly the same about my TASCAM DA-3000, but I don't know how it compares to the Manhattan because I've never heard a Manhattan. The TASCAM produces exquisite highs and deep, tight, natural bass. It makes very accurate and transparent copies of vinyl, the best I've ever heard. The best part about the TASCAM DA-3000 is that it costs only $1000. Therefore, if you're on a tight budget but you want high-end sound quality, check out the TASCAM DA-3000 DSD recorder. It is really much more than just a digital recorder. It is also an autonomous digital player that accepts a USB flash drive directly into its front-panel USB port for playback of PCM up to 24/192 as well as DSD-2.8MHz and 5.6MHz. It can also be used as a DAC for streaming from an external source.
Best regards,
John Elison
Right? It's a very good sounding DAC. My one concern however is that it sounds better new than after being broken in.... but i'm still unpacking and my living room is a horrible mess.
Best,
Erik
Usually when new it is bright. This always sounds initially appealing but not in the long run. You will adjust to the brokin in sound of the dac and eventually like it
Alan
I believe you, but it wasn't bright so much as cool.
First 24-48 hours it was hard. Then smooth and cool for the rest of the week, but still very "fast" sounding, especially with bass notes. Then that wore down as well.
Most interesting was the attack of notes. It was pretty dramatic, as if dynamic range was being expanded... but that wore down. Again, hard to tell if I'm just more used to it.
Again, it's hard to tell since I haven't listened in a stable acoustic environment, with boxes, furniture moving, etc.
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