I sent my Bricasti M1 DAC back to the factory for the M1 SE upgrade. My M1 SE is expected back on Thursday, June 9th. As per their web site, the Bricasti M1 SE upgrade includes:
"The Special Edition M1 builds on the success of the Classic M1 and adds some of the improvements offered in the new flagship Limited Edition Gold M1. Presented in the classic anodized black and aluminum finish, the M1 Special Edition incorporates Stillpoints feet that are engineered and optimized exclusively for the design. The added stability improves isolation from vibration which translates to a more transparent sonic presentation. Point-to-point wiring, a labor intensive process, improves signal flow by eliminating various connectors which can degrade a signals performance. Finally, the next generation power improvements have been incorporated in this edition to further improve filtering of unwanted noise and power ripple.
Product Highlights:
Newly engineered feet with Stillpoints for improved isolation.
Point-to-point wiring.
power capacitor improvements.
DSD, DSD64 and DSD128 playback.
Features the latest generation asynchronous USB interface.
Dedicated dual mono design.
Highly acclaimed, proprietary filter technology.
Extremely low jitter @ 6 picoseconds.
Supports sample rates of up to 352.8kHz and 24 bits.
Minimum and linear phase filters".
I visited the Bricasti room at 2016 THE Show and asked them how they did the upgrade. Brian showed me on an opened M1 what wires were removed, what connections were changed, what power capacitor improvements were made, etc. He also mentioned their newly engineered software V1.32 which improves even further the M1 clocking designed specifically with the SE mind. I spoke to two people who had their units upgraded and they both said the change was absolutely stunning and the $1,000 upgrade was highly recommended. I will post my comments when I get my M1 SE installed.
