Tax Returns: Nothing, a new DAC or... ?

i am very surprized by this thread question coming from you......

I really really like the Mytek Brooklyn .... but do you think in this price range I could find something that would make me pull out my card?

Or do I save my money and prepare for the end of days??

The answer is in your inaugural question...You seems to like the Mytek you already own...

Please dont throw your money NOW...

You will need it for more urgent matter...

There is no end of the world by the way...

Only falling off bodies...

If you want an upgrade study psycho-acoustic INSTEAD of only physical acoustic and experiment with the relation between the speakers and the room and YOUR PERCEIVING ears/brain and about the way you can create a better timing between the two frontwaves coming from each of your speakers and balancing it with the reflected waves... It is related to the dimensions and geometry of your room for sure....I myself used a foldable wood screen with absorbing and diffusing Helmholtz tubes... This make the sound not only filling the room but create an intimate relation with the sound which exist only in headphones usually but my room is probably smaller than your own ... Cost : peanuts.....

But you all know that already, i wrote it for other newcomers who will read your thread...

I know your question is only a pretext to discussion...

my motto is : No upgrade before embeddings mechanical,electrical and acoustical control...

if not, we will chase the smell of our tail and call it our taste in Dac... 😁😊

A dac is NOTHING compared to acoustic especially if it do already a good job like the Mytek did...Perhaps a low cost "bad" dac need to be upgrade yes, not the Mytek...

Acoustic MAY create miracles, changing a good dac for another good oneis throwing money in the gutter...And after that, justifying the expanse by writing a review and calling this upgradem your "taste" and conditioning other people to cosly upgrade instead of acoustic science...

Acoustic has nothing to do with "taste" but with the way our specific ears/brain process the sound....

My deepest respect to you...

Hey @mahgister  Well I have 6 more pieces from GIK Acoustics arriving in the next couple of weeks, so my room treatment, except for the ceiling, will be complete.  I really do like the Mytek.  I was really only asking for opinions of a DAC to listen to that others might feel was worth the delta.  I also have a room full of gear I need to get rid of so with a little effort I could even make it a low cost transaction for me.

I already have a Topping DAC I don't listen to except in emergencies.

The one feature that would be nice to have is built-in Ethernet/Roon endpoint.  This would be mostly a convenience and simplifying action, letting me get rid of 1 more piece of gear in my stack. 

I know that you know for your self what you need to do for sure...You dont need me or anyone for that...

I only expressed my opinion mainly for others to read...

I apologize if my post seems unwanted advice coming from an obsessed mind like me...

I enjoy your posts and threads...

I wish you the best eternally...

P.S. my dac is a so low cost one and so good it is a pity the designer do no sell them in Ebay anymore i think...

I paid it peanuts at time.... It is a NOS battery dac, tds 1543 based dac, call SPS..

I pay it 20 bucks new on a miraculous ebay bid...

I dont claim that this dac is better than costly one, i claim that he is good enough if we solve mechanical,electrical and acoustical control problem..

I cannot even detect any limitation from it in my system and room...

And remember that my speakers/romm exceed inS.Q. any of my 7 headphones which i will never used again...

http://audio.starting-point-systems.com/

To give you an example, I'm intrigued a lot by the Mytek Manhattan II but I've never heard it.  If it's somewhat better sounding, the network interface would make it a worthwhile investment for me.

Keep your money....

It is my advice...

but if happiness means expanse for a dac buy it, life is too short...

My best to you...