Well, let’s not get carried away.
Mytek Liberty 2 DAC $1495
At long last, Liberty 2 has landed. It’s been in the works a year. Now it’s here.
Liberty 2 steps in as THE best choice as a great cut above DAC- that compares to some of the most expensive on the market. In addition to sounding better on CD and hi-res streaming content, Liberty 2 supports full MQA decoding. If you like Tidal (I do) you’re gonna love Liberty 2.
Liberty 2 is a great choice to run with a wide variety of preamps and integrateds that have no DACS, OLD DACs or mundane DACs. With Liberty 2, you’re right in the space race with state of the art digital performance for only 15 bills.
Most outboard DACs are simply repackaged versions of what is built in your receiver or integrated. Not so for Liberty 2 which is a significantly higher echelon performer. Specifically, Liberty 2 brings out leading edge transient response more adeptly in your system. Think of the speed and excitement by a virtuoso guitar player or pianist versus an amateur.
A great guitarist like Milos Karadaglic not only plays the right notes, but can fire off percussive dynamic fireworks better than lesser players. Let’s hear how Milos can accent specific plucks to bring out a Spanish cadence more authentically. Let’s hear the incredible Yuja Wang awe us with Dukas’ “Sorcerer’s Apprentice.” Liberty 2 will allow you to appreciate the world class skill & dexterity of these musicians. They have command over their instruments that even quality touring pros do not. Let’s drink it all in- right down to the last drop!
Liberty 2 uses ESS’s latest 9038 chipset with its new, dedicated linear power supply, clock generator and discrete line stage. It decodes full bore MQA which makes it a slam dunk decision.
Inputs include 2 Coax, 1 OPT, USB2, & XLR.
Outputs are RCA and XLR.
Liberty 2 also can serve as a fine headphone amp with 1/4” jack.
