{"id":138422,"date":"2021-11-21T06:25:24","date_gmt":"2021-11-21T06:25:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.techweekmag.com\/?p=138422"},"modified":"2021-11-21T06:25:24","modified_gmt":"2021-11-21T06:25:24","slug":"mytek-liberty-dac-ii-affordable-dac-headphone-amplifier","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/hi-fi\/mytek-liberty-dac-ii-affordable-dac-headphone-amplifier\/","title":{"rendered":"Mytek Liberty DAC II: Affordable DAC headphone amplifier"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Liberty DAC II &#8211; the most affordable DAC headphone amplifier Mytek, about which the company proudly\u00a0announced\u00a0, &#8220;developed in New York.&#8221;\u00a0The novelty received quite comprehensive characteristics, working out 32-bit PCM at frequencies up to 768 kHz, as well as native DSD up to DSD512 and DXD.<\/p>\n<p>Called the little\u00a0brother of the\u00a0Brooklyn DAC\u00a0, the\u00a0Liberty DAC II is\u00a0powered by an ES9038 chipset coupled with a 10 ps clock.\u00a0As a result, the device is promised a signal-to-noise ratio of no worse than 127 dB.<\/p>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/160_techweek.jpg\" width=\"825\" height=\"452\" \/><figcaption><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Fans of advanced Internet audio services will appreciate the built-in certified hardware MQA Hi-Res decoder. The Liberty DAC II accepts a digital signal on USB2 and AES \/ EBU interfaces, supplemented by an S \/ PDIF pair and a Toslink \/ ADAT pair. The novelty accepts updates via USB. Analog outputs are available in RCA unbalanced and XLR balanced versions.<\/p>\n<p>In addition, the future owners of the Liberty DAC II are at the service of the future owners of the Liberty DAC II &#8211; a reference, according to the manufacturer, a high-current headphone amplifier, ready to deliver up to 3 W in a channel with its own output impedance of 0.1 Ohm.\u00a0All this is assembled in a case measuring 140x225x44 mm and weighing 2 kg.<\/p>\n<p>In the US, the <a href=\"https:\/\/mytek.audio\/shop\/lbrt-dac-ii-liberty-dac-ii-287\" rel=\"noopener\">Mytek Liberty DAC II<\/a> headphone DAC will cost $ 1,300.<\/p>\n<!-- FeedbackWP Plugin --><div        class=\"rmp-widgets-container rmp-wp-plugin rmp-main-container js-rmp-widgets-container js-rmp-widgets-container--138422 \"        data-post-id=\"138422\">        <!-- Rating widget -->    <div class=\"rmp-rating-widget js-rmp-rating-widget\" role=\"group\" aria-labelledby=\"rmp-title-138422\">                    <p 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