New Bricasti network player

[Petter]

http://www.bricasti.com/en/consumer/m5.php

The Bricasti M5 network player is a network interface and media renderer that connects to your server via a local area network. With wide support for DNLA and other popular network protocols, the M5 delivers pristine lossless audio from your network to your Digital to analog converter; your music server can go anywhere you choose. Connects to your LAN via Ethernet and Wi-Fi, with SPDIF, AES outputs supporting sample rates up to 192k PCM, DSD 64 and DSD 128 over USB.

[Antoine]

Now why would anyone want to buy a device from a company that writes it has 'wide support for DNLA'. What's that, DNLA? I do know DLNA. And what are those 'other protocols'? Anyway, yet another 'me too' product, next!

[Confused]

Now why would anyone want to buy a device from a company that writes it has 'wide support for DNLA'. What's that, DNLA? I do know DLNA. And what are those 'other protocols'? Anyway, yet another 'me too' product, next!

In fairness, it does state that it is 'Roon Ready'.  Not much else in the way of hard information or details though, let alone price, so I'll reserve judgement for now.

[Petter]

well this is stated so far, for me its one of the better brands out there, and this is in a price range of 2500 usd or near that.

The Bricasti M5 network player is a network interface and media renderer. With wide support for DNLA and other popular network protocols, the M5 delivers pristine lossless audio from your network to your Digital to analog converter; your music server can go anywhere you choose. Connects to your LAN via Ethernet and Wi-Fi, with SPDIF, AES and USB outputs supporting sample rates up to 192k PCM and DSD 64.
The M5 plays ethernet wired or wirelessly over your data network. In addition, audio listeners have become accustomed to having a computer server and additional storage drives directly in the listening environment. This can get messy with the added cables and power supplies that accompany them. With the M5 Network Player you can find new freedom from your server devices and place them anywhere on your network, away from your system.
The M5 is a dedicated DNLA and Roon Ready audio media renderer. Simple, raw data is served to the M5 over the network from your NAS or server and only then does data become rendered as a real-time audio stream to its SPDIF, AES or USB outputs, connecting to your D/A like our M1SE to do its magic. Many computer servers play dual roles as archival systems and players but not when you have a dedicated player like the M5. With the M5 dedicated player the audio rendering is in the M5, and close to its D/A destination for a pure, noise free experience that we believe is exceptional.
The M5 is built solid. The chassis is milled from solid aluminum with beautifully rounded corners all the way around. Inside the chassis lies the Bricasti media player and powered by the same linear power supply as found in the M1 digital to analog converter for superb low noise performance under the most demanding circumstances. The M5 takes the Network player experience to the next level, and no add-ons are needed with the M5, it comes complete.

[Hifi_swlon]

It's not a very attractive design (IMO) but it's nice to see more of these type things filtering through with AES etc and Roon.

If it's 2500 pounds (the usual exchange rate seems to be 1:1) then I guess it's up against the dCS. Too expensive for me.

I'm happy with AIR right now but trying to keep it in sync with my other Roon zone is starting to become annoying. I can sense this being a reason to ditch it in the future and get something like this or dCS. Or the new Mutec offering if they sensibly put all these features in a (prettier) box with the bits of the MC3+ you need.

[Petter]

No price in Norway are 23 000 Norwegian krones and that is about 2500 usd,so this not an expensive player

[Confused]

Interesting review of the Bricasti M5

http://www.hifi-advice.com/blog/review/d...rk-player/

(although it looks to be pretty much impossible to audition in the UK)

[Axel]

Interesting review of the Bricasti M5

http://www.hifi-advice.com/blog/review/d...rk-player/

(although it looks to be pretty much impossible to audition in the UK)

Jordan Acoustics of Bournemouth and Glenrothes are dealers of Bricasti, so should be able to arrange an audition when the M5 becomes available.

[Confused]

Interesting review of the Bricasti M5

http://www.hifi-advice.com/blog/review/d...rk-player/

(although it looks to be pretty much impossible to audition in the UK)

Jordan Acoustics of Bournemouth and Glenrothes are dealers of Bricasti, so should be able to arrange an audition when the M5 becomes available.

@Axel Are Jordan Acoustics a dealer?  I had a quick look at their website and to be honest I am not quite sure what they do!  To me they maybe looked more like a custom installer type company, although I might be wrong.  Anyway, I see that that are located reasonably close to yourself.  Have you ever visited?

[brit]

Interesting review of the Bricasti M5

http://www.hifi-advice.com/blog/review/d...rk-player/

(although it looks to be pretty much impossible to audition in the UK)

Jordan Acoustics of Bournemouth and Glenrothes are dealers of Bricasti, so should be able to arrange an audition when the M5 becomes available.

@Axel  Are Jordan Acoustics a dealer?  I had a quick look at their website and to be honest I am not quite sure what they do!  To me they maybe looked more like a custom installer type company, although I might be wrong.  Anyway, I see that that are located reasonably close to yourself.  Have you ever visited?

Is this the web site you used: http://jordanacoustics.co.uk/ ? I have used Jordan in the past and found them very helpful - in fact bought my Wilson-Benesch ACT speakers from them!

David