Quite a few Bricasti M21 DACs for sale cheap


Retail $16000, now available for $8k-10k. 

I thought they were well regarded. At least its predecessor the M1 was (Stereophile Class A+) and the M21 is supposedly a step up.  I was poised to get one. I'm on pause now.

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I see 2 FS on Agon and 2 FS on USAM none of them are the latest versions that have both the LAN connection & IS2 connection. I feel it's their best DAC. I use their M12 b/c I listen to 80% vinyl and the M12 has one analog input.

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Having both i2S and LAN inputs is not standard spec

Going forward I believe this will be "standard" having both the LAN & IS2 connections. I brought my own M12 to the Bricasti factory and had the back panel machined to add the IS2 port hole and then they installed the IS2 board as well. I do use their new M19 transport with the IS2 connection and it sounds superb! 

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@tvad I have the M12 not a M21. Not customized just wanted to have BOTH a LAN & IS2 port available so I can switch back and forth between streaming and the M19. We also had another unit updated for a good customer here as well. 

@tvad Had this been offered when I updated my M1 SE to M1 Series 2 a year ago, then I would have done it.

Bricasti had been working on the dual ports for awhile, I beleive I was one of the very 1st to have it completed, this happened in mid Feb of this year. There was a LOT of testing to be completed by Bricasti but it's one of the great things about this company. Most units can be sent back (for a fee) to have almost any updates done. GREAT COMPANY