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Optimal Volume and Settings for Mytek Brooklyn

Hi all!

I’ve got a Mytek Brooklyn DAC+ driven by a MacBook Pro. When I put the volume above about -3 I get distortion and clipping. Is this expected? I usually leave it around -10. Is there an optimal volume?

also, I know it has filters, but I’m not sure what any of them do or how they are suppose to differ.  Does anyone have preferences on them? At the moment everything is default. Thanks!
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I run my Brooklyn at full volume into an Ayre a7xe with zero issues at all. I have yet to have a sample rate bug appear fortunately either.
Mostly just stream Tidal though it for MQA and seems to vary anywhere from 16/44 to 24/48 to 24/88 to 24/96 to 24/192. And appears to switch happily between them with no distortion.

Have you tried to run the Brooklyn at full volume and just back off the volume on the Rotel?
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@uberwaltz I’m not playing the Rotel that loud when I get distortion. 
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Did you already update your Software to the latest version; then you are allowed to adjust your perfect volume settings on your DAC+ version , from 05 - to 4v. (1.8  is mostly recoomended). Before that you have (sometimes ) to mutch with output up to 4v.
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