M3/H STEREO D/A
M3/H STEREO D/A
High-precision audio performance with Delta-Sigma DAC and dedicated Native 1-bit DSD conversion
Flexible design with options for network streaming and integrated headphone amplification
Chassis milled from solid aluminium
True analog volume control offering high-precision gain adjustment across a 90dB range, preserving resolution at every setting
Superb build quality, hand-crafted by Bricasti Design in the USA
Finish available in Classic black, Argento silver, and Platinum.
The Bricasti Design M3 delivers high-precision audio performance with features that include a Delta-Sigma DAC and a dedicated 1-bit DSD conversion path.
Developed with flexibility in mind, the M3 offers additional options for network streaming and integrated headphone amplification. Built around a custom milled aluminum chassis with a minimalist aesthetic, the M3 reflects our commitment to quality craftsmanship.
POWERFUL
ARCHITECTURE
Analog volume control provides precise gain adjustment across a 90dB range, preserving resolution at every listening level.
The M3 offers two fully differential conversion channels, separate processing paths for PCM and native DSD, and a balanced analog-level control circuit, making it a versatile choice for a wide range of applications. Incorporating our latest high-performance MDx processor, the M3 is built to deliver exceptional performance today and into the future.
The M3 utilizes two independent linear power supplies for analog and digital processing, ensuring low noise and superior isolation. A newly designed chassis, crafted from robust CNC-milled aluminum sections, provides excellent thermal performance, vibrational damping, and RF shielding.
SOUND IS AN ART AND A SCIENCE
The M3’s digital design employs precision DDS clocking to reduce jitter to extremely low levels, maintaining a pure digital signal path without the use of sample rate converters. Combined with advanced, proprietary digital filter design and native DSD conversion, the M3 delivers a state-of-the-art digital audio experience.
The high-speed, low-distortion analog section features a bypass-able preamp class analog level control, allowing the M3 to drive power amplifiers directly with zero bit loss for optimal analog performance.
M3H FULLY
DIFFERENTIAL HEADPHONE OPTION
The M3H was designed with the discerning headphone enthusiast in mind. It features independent analog amplifiers for the positive and negative phases on the XLR output, creating a fully balanced headphone system with exceptional performance.
FEATURES
MDX OS
PROCESSOR
The Bricasti MDx digital processor marks a major advancement, built on a proprietary platform developed over years of research. It enhances our entire range of digital-to-analog converters, offering greater timing accuracy, improved master clocking, and enhanced network performance. The MDx also supports DSD256 over USB.
OPTIONS
Network Player
The optional Network player offers one of the most sonically advantages avenues for audio playback created in the last decade, with pristine data transmission over long distances, without loss of signal or degradation from cable runs. This means your server can be located anywhere on the network rather than in your listening space, creating a clutter-free listening environment and ground-breaking performance.
EFFORTLESS
STREAMING
The Bricasti Network Player Card, together with any software that supports UPnP, DNLA and Roon, delivers a sophisticated and flexible solution for audiophiles seeking exceptional streaming performance with effortless convenience.
I2S: PURE
PERFORMANCE
The M19 Reference SACD/CD Transport features our proprietary I2S digital output, designed exclusively for Bricasti DACs. This creates a direct, reference signal traditionally used internally board-to-board. The I2S input is available as an option on all new Bricasti DACs and can be added as an upgrade for existing models.
Handcrafted in the USA
All of our products are crafted in the old world tradition, in a classic brick mill building in Massachusetts USA by a team of individuals dedicated to excellence.
M3, M3/H TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS
DIGITAL INPUTS:
XLR: AES/EBU 24-bit Single Wire, RCA: SPDIF, Optical: Toslink 44.1- 96k, USB 2, Ethernet (optional), I2S (optional)
SAMPLE RATES AES, SPDIF, AUX:
44.1 kHz, to, 192khz, DSD 64fs as DoP
SAMPLE RATES USB:
44.1 kHz, to, 384kHz, DSD 64fs 128Fs 256Fs Native and DoP
SAMPLE RATES ETHERNET:
44.1 kHz, to, 384kHz, DSD 64fs, 128Fs Native
JITTER:
8 psec @ 48k / 6psec @ 96k
ON BALANCED OUTPUTS
BALANCED ANALOG OUTPUTS:
XLR balanced (pin 2 hot)
IMPEDANCE:
40 ohm
OUTPUT LEVEL:
@ 0 db front panel +14.3 dbm 4 db RMS ( bypass mode)
THD+N @ 1k:
.0008% @ 0dbfs / .0004% @-30dbfs
D/A CONVERSION:
PCM 24 bit delta-sigma 8x oversampling, NDSD pure 1-bit conversion for DSD
FREQUENCY RESPONSE @44.1k:
10 Hz- 20 kHz +0dB, -.2 dB
DYNAMIC RANGE:
>120dB A-Weighted
ON UNBALANCED OUTPUTS
UNBALANCED ANALOG OUTPUTS:
RCA
IMPEDANCE:
40 ohm
OUTPUT LEVEL:
@ 0 db front panel = +4db 2V rms
THD+N @ 1k:
.0008% @ 0dbfs / .0004% @-30dbfs
D/A CONVERSION:
PCM 24 bit delta-sigma 8x oversampling, NDSD pure 1-bit conversion for DSD
FREQUENCY RESPONSE @44.1k:
10 Hz- 20 kHz +0dB, -.2 dB
DYNAMIC RANGE:
>120dB A-Weighted
(OPTIONAL) M3H HEADPHONE DRIVER
OUTPUT:
4 pin XLR balanced or TRS stereo
OUTPUT IMPEDANCE:
< 500 ohm (20Hz-20kHz)
MAX. OUTPUT <1% THD:
8.8V or >100mW/600ohm
A-WEIGHTED S/N:
116.3db
THD:
0.00025%
GENERAL SPECIFICATIONS
GENERAL SPECIFICATIONS:
EMC: Complies: EN 55103-1, EN 55103-2, FCC part 15 and Class B
ROHS:
Complies with: EU RoHS Directive 2002/95/EC
SAFETY:
Certified to: IEC 60065, EN 55103-2
OPERATING TEMPERATURE:
32 F to 105 F (0 C to 40 C)
STORAGE TEMPERATURE:
-22 f to 167 F (-30 C to 70 C)
FINISH OPTIONS:
DIMENSIONS:
14” x 11.25“ x 2.5”
35.56, 28.59, 6.35 cm
SHIPPING DIMENSIONS:
20”x 14”x 5”
50.80, 35.56, 12.70 cm
WEIGHT:
10 lbs, 4,54 kg.
SHIPPING WEIGHT:
15 lbs, 6.8 kg.
MAINS VOLTAGE:
-100, 120, 220, 240 VAC, 50 Hz – 60 Hz factory set
TRIGGER OUT:
TRS connector for 5V external trigger on ring.
POWER CONSUMPTION:
15 Watts
WARRANTY PARTS AND LABOUR:
2 years