Have You Heard the Northstar CD Combo?

After putting the second set of Rollerblock Jr's between the transport and dac, I find that I definitely like the sound better with just one set under the dac. The second set seems to cause a loss of dynamics.

What power cords do you guys like best with your Northstars, and do you use the same kind on both the dac and transport?

Clio09 wtre:

Steve - are you still doing North Star mods, but just not on the Extremo DAC?

Yes, I'm still modding the Northstar 192.

steve N.

Recently I've been using the Stealth M5000 on the transport and Stealth Dream Digital on the DAC. Previously I have also tried these combinations:

1. Acoustic Revive Power Max II power cords on both units
simultaneously.
2. PAD Dominus on the DAC and and Virtual Dynamics Nite II
on the transport.
3. Virtual Dynamics Master on the DAC and Nite II on the
transport.
4. Virtual Dynamics Master on the DAC and Oyaide Tunami GPX
on the transport.

I've pretty much settled on the Stealth but when I get the transport back I'm going to give the Acoustic Revive PCs another listen and maybe try an Acoustic Revive and Stealth combo.

hey,all you North Star owners,i'd like to know a few things about this combo.
1.
How good is the CD-reading ability of this transport?Any of you had any problems with older CDs or CD-Rs or CD-RWs?
2.
On Extremo DAC, and model 192 DAC, can you switch the input source on the front panel?Let's say you have 2 or 3 transports connected to different inputs.Can you switch between them at a press of a button (on a front panel)?
3.
How big is the difference between these 2 DACs?Sonically speaking, is model 192 60% or 90% of Extremo's performance?Of course,when connected to North Star transport.
Thanks for you answers.

I'm seling an Audient Technology I2S that I no longer use real cheap if anyone's interested. Clark Johnson raved about it in a past Positive Feedback mag.