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Bricasti M1 DAC vs PS Audio Direct Stream DAC

I own a PS Audio Direct Stream DAC that I like a lot but heard my friends system with the Bricasti M1 and I am strongly thinking of changing my DAC and would love your feedback from other members that have heard either or both. I know they are both great but really thinking of changing my Dac from PS Audio Direct Stream to the Bricasti M1 DAC. I use a HP Desk top computer as source with Jplay and JRiver Media 19 and the outstanding Tellurium Q BLACK DIAMOND Reference USB Cable. The rest of my system is below. I listen to Classic Rock, jazz, vocal, some modern music and the usual audiophile stuff.

Thanks

My system for reference.

Ascendo C-8 Renaissance Speakers (Germany) Monitor
Purist Audio Design Corvus Praesto Revision 2.5m Bi-Wire Speaker cable
Cardas Clear Interconnect 1 Meter RCA Interconnect
Darwin TRUTH Pure Silver Reference 1 Meter RCA Interconnect
Darwin TRUTH Pure Silver Reference 1 Meter RCA Interconnect
Audio Research REFERENCE 1 w/Rhodium IEC/NOS Tubes Tube preamp
Decware ZSTAGE External Triode Output StageTelefunken ECC801S
PS Audio Direct Stream DSD DAC w/ Bridge DA converter
Tellurium Q BLACK DIAMOND Reference USB Cable
PS Audio PerfectWave PowerBase Vibration Cancelation/AC Condtioner
Conrad Johnson Premier 12 Mono's 140 Watts Tung-Sol KT120's amps
PS Audio PowerPlant Premier AC Regenerator
BMI Shark Pure Jeweler Grade Platinum AC Power Cable
Sablon Audio Petite Corona 2.0M AC Power Cable
Mad Scientist PC-NEO with Power Purifier AC Power Cable
JPS Labs The Power AC+ 2M AC Power Cable
Synergistic Research Labs Tesla Series SE T1 AC Power Cable
Synergistic Research Labs Tesla Series T1 AC Power Cable
PS Audio Noise Harvester (5) Converts noise to light
OYAIDE RI Beryllium Power Outlets (2)
Hubbell Outlet 5362/5262 Deep Cryo Process
Blue Circle Audio The Yalu Balula Industrial Surge/Spike Protection
JPLAY v5.2 hi-end audio player turns PC into a digital transport.
JRiver Media Center 19 Music Software
fsmithjack
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fsmithjack OP
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Guys HOW ABOUT SOME MORE COMPUTER SOURCE SOUND QUALITY HELP"

Really looking to keep my computer via usb for my source as I have a ton of music files that would cost a ton to replace via records or cd's.

I want to get better sound from my source for my DAC.

I tried the SOtM SMS-100 mini server for a while and liked the sound very much but it is super buggy and always dropping out and have to unplug and reboot. Way too much pain to use. They even sent me a second one and it was even worse. Sending them back.

Any other idea's out there that are not crazy expensive. I think there is a huge opportunity here for improvment as I heard great improvement using the SOtM but there has to be something more user friendly to work with my Bricasti. Thanks
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jon2020
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Fsmithjack,
This may just be what you are looking for :-

http://www.bryston.com/products/digital_audio/BDP-1USB.html
ricred1
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I have an Bryston BDP-2 connected to my M1 DAC. I love the convenience, but I never had the opportunity to compare it to other transports.
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fsmithjack OP
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Jon2020 & Ricred1

This thing looks great. Can I still use JRiver with it? If so I need to find one. Thanks
neno
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1. Try SOtM tX-USBexp Audiophile PCIe to USB Audio Card / SOtM mBPS-d2s Intelligent Battery Power Supply. This is the best USB playback I have heard and it works flawlessly. I am using this for about a year now and never had a dropped connection. You can go without battery power supply if you want but since Bricasti needs 5v from USB this is the cleanest way to deliver it.

2. Other option, if you are willing to give up native DSD playback, would be Lynx AES16 audio card going AES connection to M1. This is what I used before and switched to USB only in order to have native DSD playback.
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