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just buy one - superb for a grand

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RE: mytek dsd 192 dac

I tend to find that most people don't fall for "just buy one". 

Maybe I'm doing something wrong... Smile

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RE: mytek dsd 192 dac

cant write a second line on the post to explain , then post appered a few times

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RE: mytek dsd 192 dac

trying lots of dacs over the last few months , the mytek was the best sounding by a big margin

every input/output , usb/firewire/dsd also cracking headphone & preamp

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RE: mytek dsd 192 dac

David

Try using a bigger baseball bat, it should help.

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RE: mytek dsd 192 dac

daytona600 wrote:
just buy one - superb for a grand

 

Compared to what?

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RE: mytek dsd 192 dac

I to am a great believer in keeping it brief.

Is that 1000 pound sterling? What else in that range did you compare it to? Oops 2 lines.

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RE: mytek dsd 192 dac

daytona600 wrote:
just buy one - superb for a grand

 

Yeah

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RE: mytek dsd 192 dac

FrankHarveyHiFi wrote:

I tend to find that most people don't fall for "just buy one". 

Maybe I'm doing something wrong... Smile

 

David, just say the words man Smile

The skill is knowing which box to point at.

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RE: mytek dsd 192 dac

compared with   rega , benchmark , audiolab , calyx & weiss 

best sound per pound , driving the power amps direct via the bulit in pre amp

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RE: mytek dsd 192 dac

Sorry to resurrect an old thread but has anyone compared one of these with a Chord Qutehd ?

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Dantheman wrote:

Sorry to resurrect an old thread but has anyone compared one of these with a Chord Qutehd ?

+1

I'm in the market for DSD USB DAC, it's between the Mytek, Teac UD-501 (if it ever gets to the UK) and the QuteHD.

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FrankHarveyHiFi wrote:

I tend to find that most people don't fall for "just buy one". 

Maybe I'm doing something wrong... Smile

Here's a bit more, and a little bit more again. It does sound as if it's a bit of a star performer.

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RE: mytek dsd 192 dac

Dantheman wrote:
has anyone compared one of these with a Chord Qutehd ?

There's a review of the QuteHD here. The reviewer makes some comparisons between the Chord and the Mytek.

From my point of view, the leaner sound commented on compared to the Mytek is of concern with my speakers and amp, although it seems the 16bit 44.1khz file playback was preferred on the Chord.

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mytek dsd 192 dac vs Calyx Dac 24/192

Hello and good day,

 

I was reading about your comparisons of the Mytek against some others, among those others i have a Calyx DAC 24/192 that i want to sell if the Mytek is a better sounding DAC despite of its DSD capabilities or inputs and outputs and preamp, my main concern is if the mytek sounds better where it competes with the Calyx?

Can you help me?

Best regards  Smile

 

Miguel