Bricasti Model 1 Series II DAC

This DAC seems pretty interesting from both an analogue as well as digital conversion point of view:

I currently own a highly modded DirectStream MKI DAC, but this DAC I really want.... MSRP is around $12K....

Any opinions on this DAC?

adriaan02-05-2023 8:47pm

testrun Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 218 posts 02-12-2023 at 02:36am Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete The lower frequencies are probably more defined and cleaner. I hate to say this but if I had to make a kind of crude statement the lower frequencies are there just maybe cleaner maybe less muddy if that makes sense. Just to be clear I really loved my M1se but the M1 series 2 is better everywhere for sure without being a problem anywhere.
testrun Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 218 posts 02-05-2023 at 10:41pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete I upgraded my M1 se to and series 2 and have about 100 hours on it so far. First impressions compared to M1 se - sound stage is deeper, increase in detail maybe just darker between instruments and bass is not as pronounced. All in all very happy with the upgrade. It will be interesting what changes next few hundred hours. By the way; Bricasti is a great company to work with. Build quality is excellent and network (streamer / renderer) card is excellent. I moved from an PS Audio and the Bricasti added “life” to the music.
testrun Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 218 posts 04-03-2023 at 01:13am Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete I had my M1se with network / renderer card upgraded to an S2. I think the actual upgrade, excluding shipping, took a couple of days. Cost was $2500 plus shipping.