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Has anybody compared the Brooklyn DAC or Brooklyn DAC plus to the Liberty DAC

Seeking a DAC in the $2000.00 range and have been considering the Brooklyn DAC Plus.
While researching I noticed there is a Liberty DAC for $995.00.
The Brooklyn DAC has a pre-amplifier and other features that I do not need.
Has anybody heard the sound of these two products compared.
Looking for anybody that has heard both and can give an opinion.
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big_greg
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I have the Liberty and like it very much.  I didn't need the preamp and was looking for a reasonably priced DAC that could do MQA.  I haven't compared to the Brooklyn.  Here are some of the DACs I have or have had to compare it to - Auralic Vega, Wyred 4 Sound DAC I, Oppo HA-1, Sony TA-ZH1ES, Oppo BDP-105.  The Liberty is very neutral and detailed and the one I listen to the most.
big_greg
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@theo I have the Vega in a different system, so have not compared them side by side.  I have the first version of the Vega by the way.  It's in my main system and I feed my Oppo UDP-203 and Bluesound Node 2 into the Vega.  It sounds wonderful.  I purchased mine 2nd hand, but it was still over $500 more than the Liberty. 

The DACs I've compared the Liberty to in the system it's in are the Oppo HA-1 and the Sony TA-ZH1ES which are both headphone amps but have very good DACs in them.  I find the Liberty to be more detailed and neutral than the Oppo.  The Sony is very nice, but a bit more of a "warm" sound, while the Liberty is more neutral. 

The Vega is a great piece, but if mine were to die tomorrow I would replace it with a Liberty and I'm sure I'd be very happy.   
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