Just make sure current generation Mdx board. I really enjoyed my M3. It added life back into my streaming and I had plans to keep it for a long time. I loved the sound, build quality and Bricasti the company. Their upgrade offerings are great and working with Brian Zolner is wonderful. Anyway came into a little money and traded up to an M1SE and now own a M1 SII. I can't say enough good things about Bricasti. On a side note - their stream / renderer card is excellent as well.
USB to Dual Coax Bridge for Qutest DAC
I'm considering purchasing an Audiowise SRC-DX USB to Dual-Coax Bridge. This would replace the current Curious Cable Evolve USB connection from my Innuos Phoenix USB and Chord Qutest DAC. Looking at a relatively inexpensive tweak, that's supposed to have a significant impact on the performance of my DAC and SQ of my streaming experience. My current set up sounds excellent, but not as good as my other source components listed below.
Anyone have experience with USB to Coax converters? Coax cables? Interested in your comments and feedback.
My streaming set up is Innuos Zenith Mk3 (with 4TB SSD and Qobuz), Innuos Phoenix USB, Chord Qutest DAC with Sbooster PSU. I'm committed to the Quest and not interested in chasing DAC Nirvana by upgrading to a TT2, DAVE, or any other DAC priced at $5K or above.
My system is an Anthem MRX 540 pre-amp, Anthem MCA 325 power amp, B&W 804s, B&W CC and Surrounds, REL S/510 sub (only room for one), Denon DCD A110 SACD player (my best source component), Modwright Oppo105 universal player, EAT C Sharp turntable with Sutherland phono pre-amp.
Thanks!
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Do you know when it was built / originally purchased? I would send Bricasti an email or give them a call. I would think with a SS # they should be able to tell you right away. According to Bricasti's WEB Site the upgraded board was put into service January 2020. You can also send the M3 back to Bricasti and have them upgrade. I'm not sure the cost. It might be wise to give them a call and to see how they handle the question. May interactions have been great. My first M3 had the new board so can't really speaker to the differences or value differential. Let me know how it works out. |
It cost $1000 to upgrade the board (found on the Web). I would be kind of surprised if it has the older board. But I guess we will see. I had my M1 Se upgraded to an SII and Bricasti was wonderful throughout the process. Not suggesting you do that but is one of the reasons I'm a big fan. Also a US based company who have been in the studio business for years and really understands DA conversion and Networking. There are a number of great audio related companies out there and this happens to be one of my favorites for what ever that is worth. |
Sorry I brought up the MDx board. I was thinking about the build date of the M1. The M3 came out after the "new" Mdx board. In short, you should be in great shape. Sorry again for introducing a "non issue". Sounds like you are planning to move forward with the M3. I really think you will enjoy it. I look forward to hearing your feedback after a few hours of listening.
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@drlou77 just wondering if you got your Bricasti M3 or the weather caused shipping problems? Still interested in your impression! |