Had the PS Audio DSD Mk1, moved to the Bricasti M3, now PS Audio DSD Mk2 -much more refined in my system. Regarding the network card, unless you are using Roon my strong advice is to get a dedicated streamer. Mconnect is a pain and doesn't sound great in my opinion.
New DAC with streamer
Hi I'm looking for a DAC to replace a modified PS Audio DirectStream MK1.
I currently use MConnect on a Samsung S20 phone to stream Qobuz. The preamp is a Spectral DMC-30SV and the amps are Spectral DMA-400 monoblocs. Speakers are EgglestonWorks Rosa.
My choice for a new DAC is the Bricasti M21. It has a built-in streamer for ethernet, and gives you the choice of playing music using a ladder dac, delta sigma dac or 1-bit DSD.
Let me know your thoughts, if you have any experience with Bricasti and if it is worth the price at about $16K.