I had both the Manhattan II with the network card installed and the Brooklyn DAC+ installed in my system at the same time to try them out. I could easily A/B back and forth between them. Maybe my system is not highly resolving enough but I really could not hear a difference between the two DACs. They truly sounded identical to me. I saved a lot of money and returned the Manhattan II and kept the Brooklyn DAC+. I then added the UpTone Audio JS-2 power supply to the Brooklyn as it has a 12V input and it made a difference I could hear and I also use an ultraRendu for Roon so I guess I saved about $3,000. Obviously YMMV.