Bricasti M3 or Lumin T2

I am interested in Bricasti....  I am squirreling some money away for a dac down the road.   The OP is correct with respect to networking and software.  The best hardware is only as good as the firmware that controls it.  RME is a good example, their products integrate seamlessly with my PC. Their software support is second to none and this is because of their roots in pro audio.

@oddiofyl, if you like the RME sound I think you will like the M3 sound.   I've owned the RME ADI-2 DAC FS and Bricasti M3 and thought the RME was cut along the same lines sonically speaking.   It reminded me very much of the M3; I found the M3 to offer better dynamics and a little more resolution and separation, but overall I found them to sound more similar than not and both were very easy to listen to without being forward or analytical.   I never tried the RME as a preamp but the M3 as a preamp to my Pass Labs amp was very good.   In the end I've sold both to go with an NOS R2R DAC and sound, but both were excellent in my view.   The RME I think is a killer DAC for the price and truly made me wonder how much money is justified for a good DAC.

Cheers

In the end I've sold both to go with an NOS R2R DAC and sound, but both were excellent in my view. 

After your time with the M3 which NOS R2R DAC are you considering?

Recently I came very close to pulling the trigger on the Bricasti MC1. I'd be upgrading my dated Metrum Acoustics Mini NOS. Without much experience I'm skeptical of losing the Metrum's basic presentation.