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Bricasti M3 DAC Model 3 Digital to Analog Converter
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Every order ships free to any address in Australia via fully tracked, insured delivery. You’ll receive a tracking link once your order is dispatched so you can follow it the whole way. Estimated delivery is 1-4 business days.
5 Years Limited Warranty
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Description
Model 3 Digital to Analog Converter
Exceptional performance and value
The M3 offers an incredible array of performance in a more affordable price class. Highlights include two fully differential conversion channels, separate conversion for PCM and native DSD, and a balanced analog level control circuit, making the M3 suitable for all applications. In addition, the M3 incorporates the latest Bricasti Design high-performance MDx processor.
Powerful Architecture
The M3 utilizes two independent linear power supplies for the analog and digital processing to ensure low noise and superior isolation. A newly designed chassis made from robust CNC milled aluminum in sections insures superior thermal characteristics, excellent vibrational damping and shielding from RF.
Re-creating sound is an art and a science
The M3’s digital design employs precision DDS clocking that lowers jitter to extremely low levels, insuring a pure digital signal path without the use of sample rate converters, this combined with superior digital filter design, and Native DSD conversion yields a state of the art digital audio path. The M3’s high speed low distortion analog path features a bypass-able preamp class analog level control allowing the M3 to be used to drive power amps directly, with no bit loss for optimal analog performance.
M3H: Fully differential headphone option
The M3H was designed for the discerning headphone aficionado in mind. Featuring independent analog amplifiers for plus and minus on the XLR output to create a fully balanced headphone system with exceptional performance.
Network Player Option
The Bricasti network player is a network interface and media renderer that connects to your server via a local area network. With wide support for DLNA and other popular network protocols, the M3 with network player delivers pristine lossless audio from your network to your Digital to analog converter; your music server can go anywhere you choose. The M3 with network player connects to your LAN via Ethernet with SPDIF, AES outputs supporting sample rates up to 192k PCM, DSD 64, DSD 128 and DSD 256 over USB.
The network player option works with any app that is DLNA and UPnP compatible. The M3 is now Roon Ready, offering the reliability, flexibility, and ease of use that Roon can offer.
Handcrafted in the USA
All of our products are crafted in the old world tradition, in a classic brick mill building in Massachusetts USA by a team of individuals dedicated to excellence.
Tech Specs
| Digital Inputs | XLR: AES/EBU 24 bit Single Wire, RCA: SPDIF, Optical: Toslink 44.1- 96k, USB 2, RJ45: Ethernet (Optional) |
| Sample Rates AES, SPDIF | 44.1 kHz, to, 192khz, DSD 64fs as DoP |
| Sample Rates USB | 44.1 kHz, to, 384kHz, DSD 64fs 128Fs 256Fs Native and DoP |
| Sample Rates Ethernet | 44.1 kHz, to, 384kHz, DSD 64fs, 128Fs Native |
| Jitter | 8 psec @ 48k / 6psec @ 96k |
| Balanced Analog Outputs | XLR balanced (pin 2 hot) |
| D/A Conversion | PCM 24 bit delta sigma 8x oversampling, NDSD pure 1 bit conversion for DSD |
| Impedance | 40 ohm |
| Output Level | @ 0 db front panel +14.3 dbm 4 db RMS ( bypass mode) |
| Frequency Response @44.1k | 10 hz- 20 kHz +0dB, -.2 dB |
| Dynamic Range | >120dB A-Weighted |
| THD+N @ 1k | .0008% @ 0dbfs / .0004% @-30dbfs |
| Unbalanced Analog Outputs | RCA |
| D/A Conversion | PCM 24 bit delta sigma 8x oversampling, NDSD pure 1 bit conversion for DSD |
| Impedance | 40 ohm |
| Output level | @ 0 db front panel = +4db 2V rms |
| Frequency Response @ 44.1k | 10 hz- 20 kHz -.2 dB |
| Dynamic Range | >120dB A-Weighted |
| THD+N @ 1k | .0008% @ 0dbfs / .0004% @-30dbfs |
| M3H Headphone Driver Option | 4 pin XLR balanced or TRS stereo |
| Output impedance: | < 500 ohm (20Hz-20kHz) |
| Max. Output <1% THD: | 8.8V or >100mW/600ohm |
| A-Weighted S/N: | 116.3db |
| THD: | 0.00025% |
| General Specifications | |
| Finish | Anodized Aluminum |
| Dimensions: | 14” x 11.25“ x 2.5” |
| Weight: | 10 lbs |
| Shipping Weight: | 15 lbs |
| Mains Voltage: | 100, 120, 220, 240 VAC, 50 Hz – 60 Hz factory set |
| Trigger in/out: | TRS mini jack, Tip ground, Sleeve 5V |
| Power consumption: | 20 Watts |
| Warranty parts and labor: | 2 years non-transferable |
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5 Years Limited Warranty
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