I have listened to the Manhattan II extensively in an excellent system (not my own but I know it well) and was extremely impressed. It is easily in the same league as the TotalDac, which I have also heard extensively in the same system, but the two DACs have different strengths. The Manhattan is all about resolution and detail retrieval and in this area it is the king, in my experience of course. One thing to note about the Manhattan: it benefits greatly from the Mytek ethernet bridge. Before the bridge was installed, it was certainly excellent but not exceptional. I would not buy the Manhattan without the bridge.
Lampizator vs. Mytek Manhattan II
I was about to pull the trigger on a DAC upgrade to the Lampizator Big 7, but a review of the Mytek Manhattan II in Stereophile caught my eye.
Mytek is 1/2 the price and includes MQA.....Herb Reichert rated it an A+.
I use an Acoustic Plan transport, Shindo Giscours preamp, and 8 watt 300B mono amps.
Has anyone had great success using the Mytek Manhattan II as a DAC, with tube components?
Thanks for the advice.
Labpro
Mytek is 1/2 the price and includes MQA.....Herb Reichert rated it an A+.
I use an Acoustic Plan transport, Shindo Giscours preamp, and 8 watt 300B mono amps.
Has anyone had great success using the Mytek Manhattan II as a DAC, with tube components?
Thanks for the advice.
Labpro