[sresener]

Hi everyone I'm looking for a new dac. What it needs is ht bypass and support mqa preferably via all inputs. And also be a preamp. I dont really have a budget but I would like it under 5k. Oh yah a USB input would be needed.

[witchdoctor]

I am a fan of MQA. Did you know that most MQA tracks are mastered in the studio with a Mytek ADC?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kSR_nkvdjuk

I'd recommend the Mytek Brooklyn

http://www.theabsolutesound.com/articles/mytek-brooklyn-mqa-compatible-dac/

[witchdoctor]

It also just won the EISA Award for Best Streaming Dac

https://www.eisa.eu/awards/mytek-brooklyn-bridge/?lang=fi

[sresener]

Does it have ht bypass.
The Manhatten looks interesting also, do you think it would be worth stretching my budget?

[I.Greyhound Fan]

Wyred 4 sound Makes  a DAC with HT bypass as does Benchmark

https://wyred4sound.com/products/digital-converters/dac-2v2-series

https://benchmarkmedia.com/products/benchmark-dac3-hgc-digital-to-analog-audio-converter

https://benchmarkmedia.com/products/benchmark-dac3-l-digital-to-analog-audio-converter

[charmerci]

For 5K, I think you'd be MUCH better off with a separate DAC and pre-amp.

[bladesmith]

Wyred 4 sound Makes  a DAC with HT bypass as does Benchmark

https://wyred4sound.com/products/digital-converters/dac-2v2-series

https://benchmarkmedia.com/products/benchmark-dac3-hgc-digital-to-analog-audio-converter

https://benchmarkmedia.com/products/benchmark-dac3-l-digital-to-analog-audio-converter

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