Review on Bricasti Design M3 DAC

Great! Does it have to be connected to eithernet then I assume which I can do if needed, and am I correct in that it does not do MQA? I think most manufacturers and reviewers assume that people already have a good understanding of these things and that information is either left out, or unclear. 

I own the Bricasti M3 with the Ethernet option. Worth getting the Ethernet upgrade, at time of purchase so you don’t have to ship the M3 back for the upgrade. Very sweet sounding DAC.
You don’t need to connect it to Ethernet to use SPDIF, AES/EBU, or USB.

i use Roon on my iPad.  I have a Bricasti M5 streamer I’m selling since getting the M3 with the streamer option.  I have A/B tested the M3 streaming via Ethernet and the M5 streaming connected to the M3 USB port using Roon in group mode.  Couldn’t tell the streamers apart.

If one doesn't use Roon, how else can it control network streaming through the built-in streamer?

Any opinions on the headphone amplifier version?

you don’t need Roon to enjoy the M3; if u get the version with Ethernet, all you need is iPad or iPhone plus the MConnect app; in this MConnect app you configure Qobuz or Tidal or both , find your favorites then press play. Doesn’t get any easier or cleaner than that!