Mytek Digital Brooklyn ADC (Brooklyn Mastering ADC)
Mastering-grade A/D converter
AD/DA Converter$2,195Manufacturer list price
Specifications
- Type
- AD/DA Converter
- Description
- Mastering-grade A/D converter
- Topology
- Dual mono, proprietary chipset (per manufacturer, distinct from other ADCs); relay-controlled precision stepped attenuators; optional nickel-core input transformer
- Signal path
- Analog
- Channels
- 2
- Channel format
- Stereo A/D
- Form factor
- Half-rack
- Rack units
- 0.5U (designed to pair side-by-side with Brooklyn DAC)
- Connection
- AES/EBU, S/PDIF, SDIF, Toslink/ADAT, Wordclock BNC, USB (per product naming '130dB · USB · 32bit/384kHz')
- Sample rate (kHz)
- up to 384 (348 per current listing copy); DSD up to DSD256
- Bit depth
- 32-bit
- Powered
- TRUE
- Power (W)
- 30W external/internal PSU, 100-240V 50/60Hz; optional 12VDC input
- Frequency response
- flat noise floor to 200kHz (per manufacturer claim)
Details
Controls: Relay-controlled stepped input attenuators, front panel level control
I/O: Digital out: AES/EBU (XLR, up to 192kHz/24bit, DSD up to x64 DoP), S/PDIF coax (PCM up to 384kHz, DSD up to x128 DoP), SDIF DSD output (x64/x128/x256), Toslink/ADAT; Analog in: 2x 1/4" mono front inputs plus rear analog inputs; Wordclock I/O (BNC, 75 ohm)
Notable use: Used at Abbey Road Mastering, Sterling Sound, The Mastering Lab, Magic Garden, Library of Congress, McGill University; engineers George Massenburg and Michael Romanowski
Notes: FLAG: Mytek's own product page states production is discontinued, remaining stock only - verify current availability before listing as fully 'current'. Noise floor <-130dB per manufacturer.