Mytek Brooklyn Bridge DAC+ HiRes DAC/Streamer - EISA Award Winner
Mytek Brooklyn DAC+ Bridge HiRes DAC/Streamer w/Phono PreAmp
Mytek Europe (HEM) is the original Mytek brand made famous throughout both the HiFi world as well as in Professional sound recording studios throughout the world. HEM, the company responsible for designing, manufacturing and distributing the acclaimed Mytek brand for more than 20 years has built their name on world class studio DACs that are equally at home in HiFi systems around the globe.
The Mytek Brooklyn Bridge builds on the fine studio heritage of the DAC+ but adds the popular Hi Resolution Streaming capability that many HiFi enthusiasts embrace.
With streaming capabiliy in mind - the Mytek engineers went back to the drawing board to build what they aptly called the Brooklyn Bridge. In the end they managed to bundle almost all functionalities of the Brooklyn DAC+but also added with serious streaming capabilities. With Roon Ready certification the Bridge boasts both wired and wifi network connection. With the same transparency, detail and definition as the DAC+ it is now possible to enjoy TIDAL Master, Qobuz high res, Spotify connect or whatever streaming provider for that matter including music stored on your own network devices. The Brooklyn Bridge is the perfect solution for streaming music lovers and gives them a killer digital preamp, with a superb sounding headphone preamp. Another great feature of the Brooklyn Bridge is the inclusion of a built in MM/MC phono stage to connect a turntable. The Bridge’s digital inputs can handle hi-res music including MQA (up to 384kHz PCM, DSD256) with an impressive 130dB of Dynamic Range. This streaming baby does it all, and plays circles around its peers that cost up to five times its price. The MQA hardware decoder is one of a kind and recreates what the artists intended you to hear right in your own listening room. When you hear the first tones coming from a Brooklyn Bridge you will hardly now what hit you. It’s that good. Stream on.
The Brooklyn Bridge is the perfect solution for serious music lovers who want to stream true high fidelity. Explore TIDAL’s Master catalogue of MQA encoded (Master Quality Authenticated) music to find out what the artist heard when they made their master recording. Listen to the built in hardware MQA decoder doing its magic with the deblurring and unfolding process. Or just enjoy the hi-res music on Qobuz, Deezer or even Spotify on the Brooklyn Bridge. You’ll be amazed.
Hi-res DA converter
Brooklyn Bridge is one of the most powerful DA converters around. The state of the art ESS Sabre 9028PRO chipset handles resolutions up to 32bit/384kHz PCM and native DSD up to DSD256 and DXD with a dynamic range of 130dB. Listen to the built in hardware MQA decoder doing its magic with the deblurring and unfolding process. Or just enjoy the hi-res music on Qobuz, Deezer or even Spotify on the Brooklyn Bridge. You’ll be amazed.
Headphone amplifier
The Bridge also comes with a reference high current, high transient headphone amplifier to which you can connect two headphones simultaneously. Via an optional cable you can combine the two jack outputs to one truly balanced one. The headphone amplifier outputs 500mA/6W and is designed to drive the most demanding of headphones.
Connectivity
The Brooklyn Bridge has you covered, be it with or without wires. Via your home network you’ll be able to play up to 24bit/192kHz and DSD64 flawlessly. Connected via USB and S/PDIF it’s even higher (up to 384kHz and DSD128). An optical TOSlink connection is provided as well. The analog inputs allow for either line or phono connection.
Balanced circuitry and Clockgenerator
The internal circuitry of the Brooklyn Bridge if fully balanced to ensure the most proper way of handling the audio signal. The Mytek Femtoclock Generator eliminates internal jitter to a measly 0.82 pico seconds.
Preamplifier
Apart from being a powerful hi-res DA converter with streaming capabilities, the Bridge can also directly power your active loudspeakers or power amplifiers through its balanced or unbalanced outputs. The volume can be handled both digital and analogue in very precise 1dB steps.
Headphone amplifier
The Bridge also comes with a reference high current, high transient headphone amplifier to which you can connect two headphones simultaneously. Via an optional cable you can combine the two jack outputs to one truly balanced one. The headphone amplifier outputs 500mA/6W and is designed to drive the most demanding of headphones.
Vinyl
When streaming music or listening from a digital source doesn’t do it for you, you can connect your turntable to the Bridge’s analogue inputs. Simply switch them from line to phono MM or MC via the menu options and enjoy your analogue music captured on vinyl. The Bridge simply ticks all boxes.
Easy operation
We’ve presented the wide range of musical playback options the Bridge has to offer, so this is where the ease of use comes in. Via four tiny buttons and a rotary push dial you can control all functions and see what you are doing in the hi-res LCD display. You’ll be amazed of how fast you can control complex options, up to the dimming and color options of the Mytek logo.