Bricasti Design M1 II Series User Manual

Dual mono d/a converter

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M1/M1 Series II Dual Mono D/A Converter
Combined User Guide
MDx 1.11 release 1/2023

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  • Page 1 M1/M1 Series II Dual Mono D/A Converter Combined User Guide MDx 1.11 release 1/2023...
  • Page 3 Cet appareil numerous de la classe B est conforme a la norme NMB-003 du Canada. Certificate Of Conformity Bricasti Design, 123 Fells Ave., Medford MA, USA, hereby declares on its own responsibility the following products: M1 –Dual Channel A/D Converter...
  • Page 4: Product Overview

    Introduction This is a preliminary edition of the M1 user guide covering theory of design and setup and use. In the future you can always find the latest version available at our web site www.bricasti.com. Congratulations on the purchase of your new M1 Dual Mono Digital to Analog Converter. We at Bricasti Design have set out to design the world’s best digital processors and to offer the finest products made for the professional and consumer audio markets.
  • Page 5: Unpacking And Inspection

    To prevent fire or shock hazard, do not expose the M1 to rain or moisture. Notices In the interest of continued product development, Bricasti Design reserves the right to make improvements to this manual and the product it describes at any time and without notice.
  • Page 6: Important Safety Instructions

    Important Safety Instructions Notice! Warning!   Read these instructions. To reduce the risk of fire or electrical  shock do not expose this equipment to Keep these instructions.  dripping or splashing water and ensure Heed all warnings.  that no objects such as vases are placed on Follow these instructions.
  • Page 7: Design Overview

    Design Overview There are 4 basic sections to the M1, the digital input section, and the left and right analog sections, and the front panel: Digital Input Section: This is located in the center of the unit, provides 5 transformer isolated digital inputs, are selectable from the front panel, and has its own linear power supply.
  • Page 8: Front Panel Overview

    Front Panel Overview The front panel has a large, simple, easy to read display, an encoder for adjusting and selecting settings, 6 keys that are labeled for their use, and a power stand-by switch that will set the M1 in to low power mode and mute the outputs.
  • Page 9 Quick Connecting the M1 and power up When you first power up the M1 it will come up in AES input, you can then using the adjust knob select the desired input. Operating the M1 There are 6 front panel keys, input, filter, status, level, display and enter ...
  • Page 10: Usb Features

     Display This allows you to set the display intensity in 3 levels and set it to a sleep or off mode. Press DISPAY and use the knob to select the brightness of the display, press ENTER to set it. Selecting OFF will shut the display off after a 20 sec time out, leaving one LED dimly lit.
  • Page 11 DSD playback and the M1 The M1 supports both Native and DoP formats for DSD playback. Most common method files can be transmitted is via DoP format and as such can be read with any input, but in most common is the USB as there are few disk players that play out DSD as DoP via the AES or SPDIF from the SACD layer.
  • Page 12 Audio Performance The typical audio performance spec of the M1 is outstanding; Total Harmonic Distortion is an impressive 0.0006% at all frequencies. Digital Oversampling Filters There are 9 Linear Phase filters and 6 Minimum Phase Filters that can be selected for use in the M1 and they are selected via the filter menu on the front panel.
  • Page 13: Technical Specifications

    For filters 0-5 this chart is accurate for both Linear Phase and Minimum Phase filters.. The 6 Minimum phase filters have the same characteristics as the linear phase filters of the same number, allowing easy comparison between filter types. As an example, Linear 2 has the same basic frequency response characteristics as Minimum 2 but they are based on a different filter construction techniques and yield different results.
  • Page 14: General Specifications

    Digital Inputs Connectors: XLR: AES/EBU 24 bit Single Wire BNC: SPDIF RCA: SPDIF USB: USB 2 Sample Rates AES, SPDIF: 44.1 kHz, 48 kHz, 88.2 kHz, 96 kHz, 176.4 kHz, 192khz DSD 64, 128 DoP Sample Rates USB: 44.1 kHz, 48 kHz, 88.2 kHz, 96 kHz, 176.4 kHz, 192khz 352.8kHz, 384kHz, DSD 64fs- 256fs Native or as DoP Jitter: 8 psec @ 48k / 6psec @ 96k...
  • Page 15 Copyright 09/2022- Bricasti Design Ltd.-123 Fells Ave,- Medford MA 01255 USA...

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