Stereophile mistakenly writes Mytek Review as dCS

also thought it was odd that the only DAC the reviewer chose for comparison was the Mytek Brooklyn, which is a fraction of the price.

Truly!

A review for a dCS dac deserves comparison with 2 or 3 different DACs.

If I were to get a ESS Sabre DAC it would be from these guys, There is important back history why their ESS DACs sound so great.

https://www.resonessencelabs.com/shop/invicta-mirus/

Though I am leaning towards a R2R Denafriphs Terminator DAC.

I have heard Bartók in my system and it’s a great sounding DAC and lot more. I applaud dCS to bring Ring DAC based technology to a affordable price point.

Even though reviewer makes a compelling argument about how chip based DAC are approaching the performance of dCS Ring DAC, there is still a marked gap between any chip based DAC and dCS meticulous implementation and design approach in their DAC’s.

I respectfully beg to differ with a notion that Mytek or Benchmark DAC’s sounds anything like Bartók. Measurements are important, and i understand every product must meet a minimum criteria; to me listening plays a big part. If a component is not musically engaging, rest is pretty much a mute point.

I applaud dCS to bring Ring DAC based technology to a affordable price point.

It was a lot cheaper in the ARCAM CD player though. :)

What DAC's have you auditioned recently to compare, and what do you feel was different?

Best,
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When I read that review, I thought of the expression "damning with faint praise".

Which, given a lot of audio reviews, was kind of refreshing.