Bricasti Design MC1
Reference D/A Converter
AD/DA Converter$7,000Manufacturer list price
Specifications
- Type
- AD/DA Converter
- Description
- Reference D/A Converter
- Topology
- Dual-mono, fully-differential D/A converter; two completely isolated channels each with dedicated linear power supply, D/A converter, DDS clocking, and analog output stage
- Signal path
- Digital
- Channels
- 2
- Channel format
- stereo
- Connection
- USB 2.0; optional RJ45 Ethernet
- Sample rate (kHz)
- 44.1-192 (AES/SPDIF, DSD64 as DoP); 44.1-384 (USB/Ethernet, DSD64/128 as DoP)
- Bit depth
- 24
- Power (W)
- 20
- Frequency response
- 10 Hz-20 kHz (@44.1kHz)
- Country of manufacture
- USA
Details
I/O: Digital in: AES/EBU XLR (24-bit single-wire), SPDIF RCA, TOSLINK optical, USB 2.0, optional RJ45 Ethernet. Analog out: balanced XLR (+22dBm max, 40 ohm), unbalanced RCA (+8dBm/2V RMS). D/A conversion only, no analog input / no A/D.
Notes: Bricasti's professional/reference D/A converter (D/A only, not A/D despite AD/DA Converter category). Bricasti pro site lists no price; ~$7,000 USD is a dealer (Professional Audio Design) list price seen at research time (unit shown sold-out there) - flagged as unconfirmed street price, not official MSRP. Chassis dimensions given as 17in x 12in x 4.5in / 15 lbs; some dealer listings call it a '2U rack' unit but 17in width is narrower than standard 19in rack width, so rack-mount form factor is NOT confirmed by Bricasti and left blank rather than guessed. Dynamic range >120dB A-weighted, THD+N 0.0006% @0dBFS, jitter 8psec@48kHz / 6psec@96kHz. Distinct from the similarly-named consumer/hi-fi M1 DAC (bricasti.com/en/consumer/) which was excluded as out of pro scope.