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New York, October 25, 2026,
Mytek Audio launches Empire DAC/Streamer V2.0 at Warsaw Audio Show 2026 in Poland
Mytek Audio has announced the launch of the brand new Empire V2.0 flagship DAC/Streamer/Preamplifier at the Warsaw Audio Show 2026 in Poland. The Empire V2.0 features brand new, Mytek's best ever, dual mono, hybrid 130dB, 6 bit 12MHz DAC design, with performance challenging the most expensive DACs in the market. With cost no object approach to power supply (separate power transformer for L and R channels), elaborate analog output section, analog preamp with excellent analog or digital choice of volume control, newest iteration of NUC computers, state of the art headphone balanced amp, and significantly updated powerful software platform the Empire offers the new hi-res “Connect” streaming functionality (current Qobuz Connect and the upcoming Tidal and Spotify Connect) as well as the built-in Roon Core option for customers seeking more powerful networked and tunable system.
In addition, the Empire offers its own set of specialty features such as an easy way of hi-res PCM/DSD recording of stereo analog inputs (such as vinyl) which are stored on internal hard drive and available for instant playback, and the hi-res DSP signal path architecture allowing for use of audio software plugins to enhance the playback quality, such as room correction, scratch/noise removal and others. Empire software updates are seamlessly performed via internet just as an update of any device or computer.
Empire V2.0 Flagship DAC/Streamer, is available in silver or black choice of sculpted aluminum at USD/EUR 20K retail price and shipping now. Matching Empire GanFET amplifiers are also available at USD/EUR 10K retail price and can be used in single stereo or dual monoblock configuration. Mytek products are distributed in the USA by Mytek Audio in New York and in the EU by Mytek Europe in Warsaw, Poland. In numerous countries (Germany, Italy, Far East etc) Mytek has dedicated distributors.
Contact: Michal Jurewicz, Founder and Chief Designer,
Phone: +1 (646) 897-4300,
Email: press@mytek.audio
About Mytek Audio
Mytek was founded in New York City by Michal Jurewicz in 1992. He began working at Manhattan’s famed Hit Factory recording studio in 1989 with the likes of Paul Simon, Billy Joel and Barbara Streisand, recording to analog tape. Here he learned the “ins and outs” of what a great recording was supposed to sound like and which equipment was necessary to achieve this. Famously, he repaired a room full of broken equalizers, amplifiers and compressors that were just too complex for the other technicians to handle. It was this reputation that landed him a job as Skyline Studios’ tech engineer. Skyline was the home of legendary music producer Nile Rogers and the preferred studio for the likes of Mariah Carey and James Taylor.
While at Skyline, Michal developed solutions to help improve the workflow and sound quality of the new digital systems. It was here that Mytek was founded in 1992. From the very beginning, artist and producers praised the sound quality of Mytek equipment. Soon almost every NYC recording studio had a “Mytek Private Q” headphone monitoring system and those using Mytek first analog-to-digital converters produced recordings that didn’t suffer from the harsh sound that was so typical of the digital recordings of the early 1990’s.
Since then Mytek has continuously innovated; from pioneering 18, 20, 24 and now 32-bit PCM recordings of the 90's to being part of the “DSD Super Audio CD Project”in 2000, through assistance in development of MQA mastering and playback in 2015, to today's latest innovations of Mytek latest hybrid 6-bit DAC designs and tube like sounding GanFET Class D Amplifiers. It was with this eye towards the future that Mytek began designing playback equipment for music lovers, not just music makers in 2010 and today's continues inventing cutting edge digital audio for both: hi-fi and recording industry markets. Similar technology used to create timeless music is accessible for a lifelong enjoyment of music. Michal Jurewicz has consistently demonstrated that a proper understanding of how to digitally encode music in the recording studio results in a cutting edge ability to design the award winning DACs used today by Mytek for digital music playback. Convenience, design and ultimate sound quality are all at the heart of everything Mytek does.
Mytek currently maintains two physical locations for Sales, R&D, Support and Distribution: Mytek Audio Headquarters in New York, and Mytek Europe Corporation, the EU Branch and manufacturing in Warsaw, Poland.
