Northstar 192 Transport and DAC - comments


I am about to buy a NorthStar 192 Transport and DAC. Any comments about sound, reliablity, service, value etc would be appreciated.
Thanks
Gammajo
gammajo
Yioryos - do you find the NorthStar to be a delight as to sound and better than your previous? I am switching from an Nakamici Mb1 Cd player into a Aragon D2A2 Dac, to the NorthStar duo and hope it will be a signifcant upgrade.
Yioryos,

Hi, yes, I had emailed you regarding the M192 transport, which you indicated was a fine unit. I still had some hangups about the "newness" of Northstar, so I decided to stick with an older transport. I have an ML No.37 arriving today which will be paired with a Birdland Odeon-Ag DAC. Depending on how things go, I may still try the M192, but I think it may work best when paired with the M192 DAC.
Jmann66
Great choice. The ML 37 is a great transport no doubt about it.I am pretty sure it costs more than the M-192 transport though.
Yioryos - the ML was a bit more than the M192, and that fact does not make it "better" than the M192. The M192 should not be discounted as a fine transport.
I just felt a little easier picking a transport that has been around for a while, my own hangup. And I may yet try out the M192...