new Mytek Stereo 192 DAC

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http://www.macmusic.org/news/view.php/lang/en/id/8551/
http://aes.harmony-central.com/127AES/article/Mytek+Digital/Mytek-Digital-Announces-New-High-End-USB-FireWire-DAC
http://www.gearslutz.com/board/new-product-alert/429949-mytek-digital-announces-new-hi-end-usb-firewire-dac.html


MYTEK DIGITAL ANNOUNCES NEW HI-END USB/FIREWIRE DAC

Mytek Digital of New York City, manufacturer of high end mastering audio converters announced at AES Convention in New York, in October 2009, a brand new Stereo 192 DAC, top performance 192k PCM and DSD Digital to Analog Converter. The new DAC features USB and Firewire, as well as standard AES, SPDIF and Toslink inputs, capable of handling stereo PCM playback of up to 24 bit 192k as well as playback of DSD files with absolute state of the art accuracy and transparency.

Numerous features include: high end headphone amplifier, precision volume control with memory (separate for phones and main output), selectable upsampling to 192k and optional remote control.

The DAC will be available in Q1 2010, in both industrial and hi-fi 1/3 rack highly portable enclosure, at Mytek dealers worldwide. It's priced at $1595 for industrial version and $1695 for black or silver Hi-Fi version with RCA outputs.

[Gutbucket]

[drool]

Though I'd really like a 5 or 6 channel version of this USB DAC.

[StuStu]

Very nice!

[it-goes-to-eleven]

Nice.   And, wow - they've gone to a more neutral grey shade instead of the goofy blue (what were they thinking?).

[OFOTD]

Really nice looking unit.  I wonder what street price will be once they get into distribution channels.   Guess a call to Atlas is in order.

btw... I like the blue faceplate on my Stereo96 DAC

[bgalizio]

Interesting that it does DSD... How do you send a digital DSD signal to this DAC?

[BC]

Interesting that it does DSD... How do you send a digital DSD signal to this DAC?

I was wondering the same thing.

[Tim]

Interesting that it does DSD... How do you send a digital DSD signal to this DAC?

I was wondering the same thing.

I'll third that.

Cool looking unit, thanks for sharing Scott

[audBall]

Can DSD be transferred via USB/Firewire?

It appears the black/grey version has RCA outs, no XLR?  Does 'industrial' mean the original blue color?

And, wow - they've gone to a more neutral grey shade instead of the goofy blue (what were they thinking?).

Hey, my DAC resembles that remark!  I thought it matched the V3. 

[Gutbucket]

In the thread about this over at GS, the Mytek representative mentioned that the DSD support is designed for computer playback over USB or Firewire.

[it-goes-to-eleven]

And, wow - they've gone to a more neutral grey shade instead of the goofy blue (what were they thinking?).

Hey, my DAC resembles that remark!  I thought it matched the V3. 

Oh.. Umm.. Did I say that out loud? 

[Pinky Herman]

What no DXD support?        


Very nice!

(((deep envy)))

Enjoy it!

[Pinky Herman]

[drool]

Though I'd really like a 5 or 6 channel version of this USB DAC.

I'm not sure that USB could do six channels of 24/192 reliably.
I'd love to get my hands on a Digital Audio Denmark's Axion

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new image:

[Jimna]

looks sexy.