bmoura Posted November 28, 2016 Share Posted November 28, 2016 The long awaited Brooklyn ADC from Mytek is now available on the Mytek web site. Price is $1,995 for this Stereo Analog to Digital Converter with DSD (up to DSD 256) and PCM (up to 32 bit, 384k). "OverviewBROOKLYN ADC is Mytek best sounding ever new A/D converter designed specifically for most demanding mastering and recording applications where transparency of conversion and accuracy of detail are of the highest importance. Dual mono ADC chipsets with fully balanced signal path and conversion are sampling audio at 12 MHz, with a choice of high resolution audio output formats: up to 384kHz /32 bit and DSD 256. Control panel w. one button HiRes recording Mac or Win app enabling control of all settings from a computer via USB. Features one button simultanoeus maximum resolution PCM and DSD recording without a DAW and easy flash firmware upgrades." https://mytekdigital.com/brooklyn-adc/ Link to comment
bmoura Posted November 28, 2016 Author Share Posted November 28, 2016 I wonder how it compares to some of the other offerings out there. Guess we will wait to read some comparisons with hopefully some objective data. The thought of recording vinyl at real time is even more painful then ripping thousands of Cd's. ;-) There aren't too many ADCs on the market that offer Stereo DSD 256 recording. I think this one will interest a number of people, especially with the bundled recording software. Other DSD ADC choices can be found on the "Analog to DSD Converters & DSD Recorders" Tab of the NativeDSD Database https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1rHcXP7PExksxZfkif3Rv2CT1Y_ESpNSv2b0nkKlBySk/edit#gid=478258652 Link to comment
bmoura Posted November 28, 2016 Author Share Posted November 28, 2016 No there aren't but I'm still curious to see how this one stacks up. Hopefully you will do a complete review with objective comparisons. I'm guessing that David Robinson at Positive Feedback, who has already reviewed the Playback Designs Pinot ADC, would be the one to write up the Brooklyn ADC. We'll see. Link to comment
bmoura Posted October 24, 2017 Author Share Posted October 24, 2017 12 minutes ago, intensemojo said: Vinyl to DSD Along with Analog Tape to DSD 256. Link to comment
bmoura Posted October 24, 2017 Author Share Posted October 24, 2017 50 minutes ago, esimms86 said: I'm also curious as to what Positive Feedback's Myles Astor (a major analog tape enthusiast) would have to say. Myles Astor was a big fan of a couple of the 2xHD DSD128 downloads created from Analog Tapes originally recorded to Analog Tape by Jonathan Horwich (IPI) and demo'd at the 2016 Capital Audiofest by The Voice That Is (audio dealer). Those were done with professional studio ADCs like the Merging Technologies Horus and HAPI. He posted comments on that at his Audionirvana.Org forum sometime ago. Haven't seen Miles comment on Analog to DSD 256 transfers yet. https://www.audionirvana.org/forum/title-to-be-added/audio-shows/capital-audiofest-2016/21179-dsd-in-the-the-voice-that-is-room?p=21606#post21606 At AXPONA 2016, Andreas Koch had a demo where listeners could compare an Analog Tape recording to one recorded at DSD 256 with the Playback Designs Pinot ADC in real time. Making the point that when Analog Tape meets DSD 256 the two can be very close. Having heard that comparison, Koch is right. With is Pinot ADC, the differences between the two were basically imperceptible to my ears. In some cases, expert listeners including Michael Bishop, Chad Kassem and David Robinson were stumped. Impressive. https://positive-feedback.com/show-reports/report-axpona-2016/ https://positive-feedback.com/audio-discourse/impressions-playback-designs-merlot-quad-dsd-dac-syrah-music-server-brief-notes-pinot-quad-dsd-adc/ Time will tell if the Brooklyn ADC can match that performance on Analog Tape to DSD 256 transfers. Link to comment
bmoura Posted December 12, 2017 Author Share Posted December 12, 2017 15 minutes ago, alexkrich said: This unit does not perform DSD or MQA conversion. If you want to "record" your LPs or tapes, you will have to do it in PCM and Brooklyn does a great job doing it. But don't count on DSD or MQA any time soon: they have been talking about FW update for a while now and it is still not avaialble. There are other choices for transferring analog LPs and Tapes to DSD. Including the older Mytek 8x192 ADC. Check the DSD Transfer tab of the DSD Database for a list of 16 products in that category http://www.nativedsd.com/database Link to comment
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