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My Bricasti M1 expereince......

I got my Bricasti yesterday as promised by Brian. I let is sit for 24 hours to get to room temperature in order to avoid any condensation issues (it is cold up here!).

I installed it today and made a quick comparison with me PWD MkII with the Upgrade Company Statement mods. The M1 blew the PWD MkII out of the water so easy...

Yes it is double the price but it is worth it. I thought the PWD sounded very good but in comparison it sounded lean with a lot less body and with a defused soundstage. The M1 sounds real and with a very focus soundstage. You can pin point every instrument and voice in its own space. It just sounds a lot more analog and natural.



It is so good that I am going to sell my Wadia 27 and PWD MkII to buy a second unit for my other system.



In addition to the beautiful design and great performance dealing with Brian Zolner was a total pleasure. He was so quick in responding all my questions and a total gentleman.
musicman159

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chrisstu
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Hi. After side by side in home auditions between the Berkeley w/USB and a later in home audition of the EMM DAC2X the Bricasti is on order. To my ear, the Bricasti's dynamics and "air" around vocals and instruments slightly bested the Berkeley.

While I could not do side by side comparisons to the EMM, my notes on the two were very similar. The EMM MIGHT have had a slight edge in transparency but at the end of the day, I couldn't justify the thousands of dollars of cost differential. And I in know way am convinced of the superiority of the EMM to the Bricasti.

They were all fabulous sounding. It was a great way to spend a couple of weeks with all this gear to play with in house !
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