Stereophile mistakenly writes Mytek Review as dCS

I thought something similar when I read that review. I also thought it was odd that the only DAC the reviewer chose for comparison was the Mytek Brooklyn, which is a fraction of the price. It would have been helpful to have comparisons with some more similarly priced DACs with similar functionality, such as the Ayre QX5, the Chord DAVE or even the Mytek Manhattan II.
The surprising thing (perhaps not) was how close the vastly cheaper Mytek Brooklyn came to the DCS. I wonder how the Manhattan II would have compared. Also, the statement that DAC chips are now "very good, approaching the performance of dCS's Ring-DAC technology", which is probably an understated way of saying there is little advantage to proprietary DAC topologies given how advanced modern DACs chips are.

also thought it was odd that the only DAC the reviewer chose for comparison was the Mytek Brooklyn, which is a fraction of the price.

Truly!

A review for a dCS dac deserves comparison with 2 or 3 different DACs.

If I were to get a ESS Sabre DAC it would be from these guys, There is important back history why their ESS DACs sound so great.

https://www.resonessencelabs.com/shop/invicta-mirus/

Though I am leaning towards a R2R Denafriphs Terminator DAC.

I have heard Bartók in my system and it’s a great sounding DAC and lot more. I applaud dCS to bring Ring DAC based technology to a affordable price point.

Even though reviewer makes a compelling argument about how chip based DAC are approaching the performance of dCS Ring DAC, there is still a marked gap between any chip based DAC and dCS meticulous implementation and design approach in their DAC’s.

I respectfully beg to differ with a notion that Mytek or Benchmark DAC’s sounds anything like Bartók. Measurements are important, and i understand every product must meet a minimum criteria; to me listening plays a big part. If a component is not musically engaging, rest is pretty much a mute point.

I applaud dCS to bring Ring DAC based technology to a affordable price point.

It was a lot cheaper in the ARCAM CD player though. :)

What DAC's have you auditioned recently to compare, and what do you feel was different?

Best,
E