Thanks... made a few edits.

Yeah, for sure it does all the bits quote right. Bass, extension, control, air, presence… all the audiophile check boxes are checked. But like I said, it is not going to present the music like other DACs that have more of a 'sound' or character. This is why there are so many options for us to choose from. "

Did you actually read what you wrote? Did you understand it ? Did you (do you) believe readers have any idea at all, what exactly you were saying or describing ?

You state " it fits my preferences" , and then claim it both compares and then is quite distinctive from the others (DAC's) you referenced !

peter jasz

Here's a better idea for Mytek; Use the Brooklyn chassis exclusively: DAC board in one (entry-level, mid and top-line, retaining the current model names), power supply in the other and the third for option modules including, Phono, Streamer, Headphone amp and whatever tickles the fancy (and/or necessities ) of end-users.

This way, nice and clean. Simple. Sensible. Economical.

I would not sleep well offering up a $100.00 (albeit a linear one) power supply in an elongated chassis and slapping a $6-K price on it.
Just as the (inexplicable) real-estate market boom (in some areas), so too is the ridiculously priced Hi-Fi in the past ten years. And, similarly the inevitable and looming crash for both: back to sensibility --the fall-out shall reestablish.

I for one, can't wait for the return of the "value for dollar" proposition, backed up by sensible, stable, market (time-honored) sensibilities.

At that time, this $1,800. (true value) item will be within reach and not too far off Mytek's (what should be) $899.00 "Brooklyn" offering.

And we wonder why some of the "Chinese brands" circulating throughout the market place are creating such a stir ! "Value (and understanding) for dollar" an intriguing (and sensible) proposition.
( I'd suspect, readers all the more savvy are beginning to realize that with so many parts from China itself (chassis, parts, circuit-boards, including populated boards) being tested and assembled somewhere else simply does not add up to the pricing slapped on many of these over-priced offerings.)

Mytek is hardly the only ones, yet once we yank-off the lid and peek inside, nobody in their right mind could add up six-thousand dollars worth of internals and/or credentials. However, if $5-$20K cables are used for reference, then indeed there will be no limit (or end in sight) for the "follow-the-stupidity" wagon. Until that is, the impending crash is upon us.

Good grief.

peter jasz