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

verdantaudio Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 1,469 posts 11-20-2023 at 04:17pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete I am a Bricasti dealer and am familiar. The M3 is a completely different chassis, PS, etc…. I do not believe that there would be a standard upgrade directly with Bricasti as it is a totally different model and footprint. They did not offer an M3 to M1 upgrade for example. You could trade the DAC to a Bricasti dealer that takes trades but it will much more expensive than the typical $2500 upgrade.
verdantaudio Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 1,469 posts 04-02-2023 at 04:07pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete I am a Bricasti dealer and when customers contact me about upgrading from the original DSD, Bricasti is regularly where they land. I have not heard the new V2 yet but I do have a customer who has upgraded and has said it is better than the M1 SE in every way. He started with the M3 and traded up. Originally, he traded in the DSD.
verdantaudio Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 1,469 posts 04-02-2023 at 08:04pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Upgrades are between end user and Bricasti. My customer did not share how long the upgrade took so I don’t know. Maybe another user here has upgraded.