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Originally Posted by lostinla
It looks like there is a Bricasti M1 in the pick. How did that compare?
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Well spotted.
The M1 is one of my favorites, and nothing can touch it for the price, but it's not quite in the same class as the MSB or Rossini (with the external clock).
Bricasti Vs Gryphon Kalliope is more valid but made difficult because they're poles apart tonally. The Kalliope being relaxed, sweet and seductive, and the M1 being more immediate, lively, and clinically accurate by comparison.
The choice between them is to a large extent a matter of personal taste - as well as overall system balance.
Bricasti Vs Rossini without its precision clock is also interesting but the dCS is still slightly less digital sounding and slightly more expressive and nuanced, though soundstage is not significantly better IMO.