Brooklyn, NY, February 6, 2018 — Mytek is now shipping the new Liberty DAC, a PCM/MQA/DSD USB2 Digital-to-Analog converter, designed for high quality music playback and monitoring of all high resolution formats. Designed as a little brother of the original Brooklyn DAC, the new Liberty DAC provides robust performance in a small package at one-half the price.
This USB2 DAC features several digital inputs, digital volume control, unbalanced as well as balanced audio outputs, and a high-performance headphone amplifier.
This USB2 DAC features several digital inputs, digital volume control, unbalanced as well as balanced audio outputs, and a high-performance headphone amplifier.
Designed as a little brother of the original Brooklyn DAC around the ES9018 Sabre chipset, the Liberty DAC provides robust performance, ability to stream MQA masters and state-of-the-art headphone output in a small 1/3 rack package. It’s also intended for general music studio use and desktop systems, as well as audio installations.
Available now in black (only) with a MSRP of $995. mytekdigital.com/hifi/
SPECIFICATIONS:
CONVERSION:
Up to 384k, 32bit PCM, native DSD.
Up to DSD256, DXD, 127dB Dynamic Range.
MQA HI-RES DECODER:
Built-in certified hardware MQA™ decoder.
DIGITAL INPUTS:
USB2 Class2 (OSX, Linux driverless, all formats), AES/EBU (PCM up to 192k, up to DSD64 DOP), 2x S/PDIF (PCM up to 192k, up to DSD64 DOP), Toslink/ADAT 2x S/PDIF (PCM up to 192k, up to DSD64 DOP).
ANALOG OUTPUTS:
One pair of unbalanced RCA, one pair of balanced TRS, TRS to XLR. Metropolis cable can be added as option.
HEADPHONE AMPLIFIER:
Reference high current, high transient Headphone Amp, 300mA, 3 Watts, single unbalanced headphone jack, designed to drive hard-to-drive headphones, 0.1 Ohm impedance.
CLOCK GENERATOR:
Low noise with 10ps of jitter.
FIRMWARE:
Upgradable via USB via Mytek Control Panel app for Mac and PC.
OPTIONAL DC/BATTERY POWER INPUT:
12VDC
DIMENSIONS:
W x D x H = 5.5x8.5x1.74 inches / 140 x 216 x 44 mm
WEIGHT:
3 lbs., 1.5kg
WARRANTY:
2 years
