21stcenturyquaker Posted September 23, 2023 Posted September 23, 2023 Further Information: Superb DAC/headphone amplifier Plenty of power to drive any headphone Apple remote Original packaging Sounds excellent as a digital preamp with a good power amplifier From the Twittering Machines review:- Album after album, song after song, test track after test track I was reminded of the Liberty’s ability to unravel any music signal into an engaging and fully-formed, nicely layered sound world that left very little wanting. My current DAC arsenal does not include another $1500 (US) or even thereabouts sample so I did some brief comparisons to the $780 (US) Denafrips ARES II and found the Liberty offered greater resolution and a more nuanced sound by comparison, where the ARES II sounded comparatively looser and less refined. As you might expect, the Liberty takes things up a number of notches in overall performance, doing a more convincing job of unraveling music’s finer points. A more relevant comparison would have been to the Denafrips PONTUS II DAC. With a history of listening to Mytek DACs dating back more than 10 years, I wasn’t expecting much surprise from the little Liberty DAC II. But I’ve been wrong before and I am delighted to report that the Mytek Liberty DAC II surprised and delighted with its very satisfying full voice which is at once rich and finely nuanced. Bravo! From the Darko review:- I was expecting the Liberty II to be a Liberty 1 done better. Just as the Brooklyn was against the original Liberty. The same sonic signature, just operating on a higher plane. It is. What I wasn’t prepared for was just how much better the Liberty II is than its predecessor. And that’s with the SBooster power supply in play. I thought that duo might give the Liberty II a run for its money. It doesn’t. In what way does the Liberty II sound better? In a word, it’s fresher. As if everything has been spring cleaned. It’s more open, there’s more life, more drive. Greater detail too. All of which contribute to the Liberty II’s biggest calling card – a heightened sense of acoustic space. Music just sounds more live. That’s something I wrote when reviewing a pair of Klipsch Reference speakers, which came to mind more than once during this review. David Brigg’s Transcriptions from Truro is well recorded. Whether the organ is thundering loud or playing quietly, the Liberty II conveys the scale of Truro cathedral. The massive walls, the high ceilings, the majesty of the place (it’s not far from me so I know it). Or go small-scale with Buffalo Nichols, heir-apparent to Keb Mo / Eric Bibb. On his eponymous first album, the Liberty II brings Nichols alive, really alive, in the listening room. Far more than the original Liberty can. Electronic music, particularly ambient, fares well too. Brian Eno’s Apollo: Atmospheres & Soundtracks spreads wide and particularly deep in front of you, every little detail adding to the musical impact (even the tape noise). Addicted to audio currently has a demo model for sale at $2399 SPECIFICATIONS CONVERSION: Up to 384k, 32bit PCM, native DSD up to DSD256, DXD, ES9038 chipset, 127dB DR MQA HI-RES DECODER Built in certified hardware MQA decoder DIGITAL INPUTS: USB2 Class2 (OSX, Linux driverless, all audio 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: 1 pair of unbalanced RCA, 1 pair of balanced XLR HEADPHONE AMPLIFIER: Reference High Current, High transient Headphone Amp, 300mA, 3 Watts, designed for hard to drive headphones, 0.1 Ohm impedance CLOCK GENERATOR: Low noise with 10ps of jitter FIRMWARE: Upgradable via USB POWER SUPPLY Built in oversized 60W linear toroid with automatic voltage switching DIMENSIONS: WxDxH=5.5x8.8x1.74”=140x225x44mm WEIGHT: 4lbs, 2kg
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