Jeff Rowland Aeris or Bricasti M1?

Why not purchase the better sounding one????

I have not heard the Bricasti M1 in any sort of details but I did listen to the Rowland Aeris in 2 diff locations during the RFMAF2013 - one was at my friend's manuf shop before the show & the other was in Rowland's room during the show(with Jeff Rowland himself doing the demos). That Aeris DAC is really very good sounding. It would be on the top of my list to audition/buy....

The Rowland DAC reportedly offers excellent sound, however in its current release it has a couple of limitations that potential buyers should be aware of. First is that the USB input has a limit of 96KHz, so if you're planning on using it with a PC music server via USB you will not be able to decode higher sampling rate files like 176.4 and 192. Secondly it does not offer DSD support.

Thanks for the input guys, auditions are called for!

I have listened to both. They both produce excellent sound. I do tend to prefer the Bricasti M1. The sound it produced with the Harbeths at RMAF was fantastic.

Also, as Bill_K mentions above, the Rowland has some limitations.