One can mitigate this by strategic part placing and routing techniques for the PCB layout, minimizing inductive pickup loops. But of course physical distance is key.
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Mytek Brooklyn Bridge II Streamer Review
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They could have saved half the space and problems with a small outboard switch mode power supply
just saying
Well, the actual electronic design engineer may have been aware and would know what would be required to do but the product managers and bean counters said "no, your 1st production prototype is good enough and we need to get this product out of the door asap!"
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Mains noise is somewhat of a badge of honor in highend circles,as it means tubes or oversized PS caps,a little vintage,etc.
However this one is a whole different story as the pattern is not the inclined one starting from 50 or 60Hz and falling but is getting stronger as the freqs go up.
Someone probably got cheap or greed there trying to pack everything in such a small (Mytec's aesthetics was never my cap of tea) case.
With that choice of filter is broken in my book.
Thanks Amir!
However this one is a whole different story as the pattern is not the inclined one starting from 50 or 60Hz and falling but is getting stronger as the freqs go up.
Someone probably got cheap or greed there trying to pack everything in such a small (Mytec's aesthetics was never my cap of tea) case.
With that choice of filter is broken in my book.
Thanks Amir!
Svet Angelov
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Just pathetic.
Another DAC with a slow filter…
This is what a recording of the speaker output looks like (48 kHz REW sweep, 0-20000 Hz, recorded at 192 kHz).
Marantz SR-7013:
A proper filter as a comparison (Denon AVR-4306):
This is what a recording of the speaker output looks like (48 kHz REW sweep, 0-20000 Hz, recorded at 192 kHz).
Marantz SR-7013:
A proper filter as a comparison (Denon AVR-4306):
So, analog audio has to go from the bottom right to top left, along the way are high speed computer parts and power supply madness. No wonder it’s full of noise
Jimster480
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For $5k? You can just buy a mini PC and then the audio hardware you want and setup a streaming device.
I can't believe it has such inherent issues for this $5k price tag.
I can't believe it has such inherent issues for this $5k price tag.
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That's not an analog audio path,that's analog's Green MileView attachment 351887
So, analog audio has to go from the bottom right to top left, along the way are high speed computer parts and power supply madness. No wonder it’s full of noise
Wow, my Matrix streamer basically has the same functionality and cost around $1k - and has good measurements
It doesn't have a touch screen, though. I guess that's worth $4k.
A RPi with a nice touchscreen, an "audiophile" case and a good inexpensive pre and DAC would not total more than $$550 and would be better than this. If you really wanted to splurge on the pre you could get up to $900. Yes, more boxes, but better performance and a much more usable touchscreen.
It doesn't have a touch screen, though. I guess that's worth $4k.
A RPi with a nice touchscreen, an "audiophile" case and a good inexpensive pre and DAC would not total more than $$550 and would be better than this. If you really wanted to splurge on the pre you could get up to $900. Yes, more boxes, but better performance and a much more usable touchscreen.
JeremyFife
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Ouch.
For that money it should at least measure well before you start looking at the features. Adequacy, given that the performance issues might not be that audible, is not good enough. Hard fail.
For that money it should at least measure well before you start looking at the features. Adequacy, given that the performance issues might not be that audible, is not good enough. Hard fail.
Wiim pro plus stomps all over this even without the external DAC.
DSJR
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I think it's another product designed with a 'just good enough performance' mentality. I suspect it's transparent enough in practice but way off beam now technically when all these super-dacs are around for a ton or two these days. That slow filter may appeal to ignorant audiophools, but surely that could be fixed to work properly? Would a simple shield around the transformer be enough to properly reduce its interference?
Will that internal computer go so out of date it can't be used in a few years time? Maybe I'm confusing the functionality with the early now ten or so years old Naim streamers which I gather glitched themselves almost into non-use - they offered a not very generous trade in on new products (a measly ten percent or so off a new one) late last year.
Will that internal computer go so out of date it can't be used in a few years time? Maybe I'm confusing the functionality with the early now ten or so years old Naim streamers which I gather glitched themselves almost into non-use - they offered a not very generous trade in on new products (a measly ten percent or so off a new one) late last year.
Let alone sealing the transformer with a steel shield cover, even better yet with mu-metal for that price. But apparently who cares, right?
Thanks for the test, measurements Amir.
How many DACs in the + $ 3k price range have you tested that you consider worth that price?
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It will be a nice travel memory, plus when you get back home you STILL have a solution that is better than the Mytek Brooklyn Bridge II Streamer.
How many DACs in the + $ 3k price range have you tested that you consider worth that price?
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VS the US $4999 Mytek Brooklyn Bridge II solution, there will be a lot of money left over then. Why not take them and visit the real deal for example:
It will be a nice travel memory, plus when you get back home you STILL have a solution that is better than the Mytek Brooklyn Bridge II Streamer.
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Just a quick note in their defense. The Mytek is actually a server and can store content. Not that this is very useful these days with streaming and such but it does have that functionality as a Roon core above and beyond a standard streamer.
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