MDX PROCESSOR
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MDX OS, THE NEXT GENERATION OF INNOVATION
The Bricasti MDx digital processor serves as the core architecture of Bricasti's digital audio systems, guiding all digital operations with extraordinary precision. This advanced, proprietary platform underpins the company’s entire range of D/A converters, enabling ultra-precise timing and master clocking for superior musical detail and natural sound quality. The MDx processor integrates seamlessly with Bricasti’s optional components, such as the Network Player and I2S Card, optimising network and streaming performance and allowing each module to function cohesively, elevating the system's capabilities to deliver pristine, high-resolution audio.
Precision Master Clocking: Provides ultra-accurate timing for optimal sound quality and detail.
High-Resolution DSD Support: Plays DSD over USB and Ethernet, offering high-resolution playback versatility.
Native DSD Over PCM (DoP): Fully compatible with DoP on SPDIF, AES/EBU, and enhanced I2S digital inputs, enabling high-resolution playback on various interfaces over a single digital connection.
Optimised Network Performance: Engineered for superior audio quality over network connections, ensuring flawless integration with any system.
Proprietary Platform: Years in development, the MDx processor sets a new benchmark for audio refinement and sonic accuracy.
I2S and Network Player connected to the MDX Processor
With significant network enhancements, the MDx processor achieves exceptional audio performance over digital connections, including support for DSD256 over USB and native DSD over PCM (DoP) via SPDIF, AES/EBU, and I2S interfaces, enabling high-resolution playback from a broad array of sources with uncompromised sound quality.
This technology is also employed in the Bricasti M19 Reference SACD/CD Transport, where it enables seamless DSD playback over various digital outputs. Notably, the I2S connection ensures the player and DAC operate as a unified system, reducing unnecessary conversions and preserving data fidelity for enhanced sound clarity.
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Brian Zolner explains the latest MDx module upgrade in detail:
The MDx was introduced into production in early 2020; the primary reason for the changeover was to update certain aspects of the digital processor part of the M1 (and all other products) as its use, what features we needed to support had changed and might do so in the future. The M1 evolved over time, and with the development of MDx, hardware changes were made to support the network interface better, moving to a newer generation of dual-core DSP processors from Analog Devices and the latest USB receiver from XMOS to allow for higher rates of DSD.
So, in a way, a refreshed updated version of the processor board will improve performance and enable us to manufacture it for the foreseeable future.
When making the hardware changes in this new design, we were also able to make some improvements in how our system works and how we deal with the incoming master clock and clock recovery. Therefore, fine-tuning of the system was made as part of these changes that required both hardware and software changes, and the part that would be noted as audible by the listener.
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Old MDx (left) vs New MDx (right)
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In keeping with our upgrade philosophy, all past D/A converter products are eligible for the MDx upgrade, including all M1, M3, M12, and M21 versions.
Please contact us for further information on the exact pricing for your product and to schedule an upgrade to the MDx.