Northstar 192 Transport and DAC - comments

I have upgraded from the flimsy stock i2s cable to Audio Revelation Audio Labs Prophecy Cryo-Silver Reference i2s with great results. The cable is still breaking in but I am hearing even more detail already. It seems really well built and a very good value. I have no affiliation with their company.

Nick
Thanks for the tip.I'll probably get one too.Do you mind telling us how much was it?/where purchased from?
Cheers
George

I bought directly from their website for the posted price. The website is www.revelationaudiolabs.com I went with the 1m version just to be safe because my rack is always being rearranged. My cable shipped to me quickly for $300. I think the 1/2m was $250. I am going to consider some of their other product offerings because I like what I have seen/heard so far. Good luck.

Thanks Nick
George

Well, I have had the NorthStar now for about two weeks. Initially I was unsure in that it did not have quite the dynamics of my previous Aragon D2A2 DAC. The NorthStar appears a bit more laid back in general and particularly in the trebbile and mid-low base regions. I started my auditons with rock. But now I am enamored - there is no digital brightness or glare and as I progressed to classical, much more subtle timber (particularly on brass) was present than my last unit, sounding much more like live music with zero fatigue at high volumes and no congestion on Hindenmith and other dense music. It is very well controlled yet instantly transmits changes in dynamics. Sound stage is a tad smaller but better defined. Build is grerat and looks sexy to me in black. All in all a very satisfying transport and DAC.