{"id":159096,"date":"2023-03-26T13:28:58","date_gmt":"2023-03-26T12:28:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.techweekmag.com\/?p=159096"},"modified":"2023-10-18T06:08:21","modified_gmt":"2023-10-18T05:08:21","slug":"mytek-brooklyn-bridge-ii-roon-core-versatile-digital-source-update","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/hi-fi\/mytek-brooklyn-bridge-ii-roon-core-versatile-digital-source-update\/","title":{"rendered":"Mytek Brooklyn Bridge II Roon Core: Versatile Digital Source Update"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"news__content\" data-v-206174c4=\"\">\n<div data-v-206174c4=\"\">\n<p>Mytek\u00a0Audio has introduced\u00a0a\u00a0new generation of universal digital source\u00a0Brooklyn\u00a0Bridge\u00a0II\u00a0Roon\u00a0Core\u00a0.\u00a0The novelty combines under one roof a\u00a0<i>Roon Core<\/i>\u00a0server, a network streamer, a DAC and a preamplifier with a headphone amplifier and phono stage, designed to work with both moving magnet (MM) and moving coil (MC) cartridges.<\/p>\n<p>To get a versatile audio system for the Mytek Brooklyn Bridge II Roon Core, just add a pair of active monitors, or passive acoustics with an external power amplifier, such as the Mytek Brooklyn AMP +, which blends seamlessly with the Bridge both in class and design.<i><\/i><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/330_techweek.jpg\" alt=\"Image\" \/>The Mytek Brooklyn Bridge II Roon Core is based on an Intel i5 processor and is controlled by the Linux-based Mytek OS operating system with Roon Core.\u00a0The Intel i5 processor has enough processing power to keep the Roon Core server running smoothly and allows you to manage large music collections as well as multiple playback zones in a multi-room environment.\u00a0Mytek&#8217;s Linux-based operating system manages pre-amplifier and networking functions, as well as a modern iPhone-style user menu.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"news__content\" data-v-206174c4=\"\">\n<div data-v-206174c4=\"\">\n<p>Mytek&#8217;s own implementation of the 8-channel ESS Saber ES9028Pro chipset is capable of decoding PCM digital streams up to 32bit\/384kHz, as well as DSD256, DXD and MQA.\u00a0It uses the Mytek HAT\u2122 &#8220;Harmonic Audio Tuning&#8221; DAC technology developed for the flagship Mytek Empire Streamer.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/331_techweek.jpg\" alt=\"Image\" \/><\/p>\n<p>You can control the Mytek Brooklyn Bridge II Roon Core using your smartphone or tablet or the built-in touch screen. It is available in two versions: with a base amount of permanent memory of 64 GB or a large internal storage capacity of 4 TB, and in two colors: silver and black.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"news__content\" data-v-206174c4=\"\">\n<div data-v-206174c4=\"\">\n<p>The Brooklyn Bridge II Roon Core\u00a0universal digital source\u00a0will be available from May 2023.\u00a0The recommended price for the basic version with 64 GB\u00a0permanent memory\u00a0is\u00a03,995 euros\u00a0.\u00a0For the version with a 4 TB\u00a0drive,\u00a0you will have to pay\u00a04,795 euros\u00a0.\u00a0When buying new items, you get a free subscription to Roon for a period of two months.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mytek\u00a0Audio has introduced\u00a0a\u00a0new generation of universal digital source\u00a0Brooklyn\u00a0Bridge\u00a0II\u00a0Roon\u00a0Core\u00a0.\u00a0The novelty combines under one roof a\u00a0Roon Core\u00a0server, a network streamer, a DAC and a preamplifier with a headphone amplifier and phono stage, designed to work with both moving magnet (MM) and moving coil (MC) cartridges. To get a versatile audio system for the Mytek Brooklyn Bridge II [&hellip;] <a class=\"g1-link g1-link-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/hi-fi\/mytek-brooklyn-bridge-ii-roon-core-versatile-digital-source-update\/\">More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10404,"featured_media":159097,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[642],"tags":[779],"class_list":{"0":"post-159096","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-hi-fi","8":"tag-news"},"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/159096","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10404"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=159096"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/159096\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/159097"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=159096"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=159096"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=159096"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}