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Item : Northstar Design Extremo DAC Price: $1350 Location: 2118 NSW Item Condition: Very good 9 /10 Reason for selling: Surplus Payment Method: Pickup - Bank Transfer, Cash, Paypal (family and friends) , COD Only Extra Info: Lovely Extremo DAC from North Star Design. This DAC is Northstar's flagship unit in Satin Black and in good condition with no marks. I have the original manual and the double boxes. This unit was purchased from Authentic Solutions in Sydney Australia. I am the first owner. Note Cardas caps pictured are not included. Item comes from a smoke and pet free environment The Extremo 192/24 DAC is the North Star Design's flagship digital-to-analog converter. This unit is the result of many years experience of our R&D in digital and analogue research. Each part of this DAC, from digital input to analogue output, is optimized by intensive listening sessions. The Extremo DAC can be connected via S/PDIF or AES/EBU to any existing digital source like CD-player, DAT, CD-transport. A I2S digital input allows a direct link with M192 CD-transport for the best audio performance. When you buy an Extremo DAC you can be sure that nothing similar exist at this price level and you will give a new life at your CD sound. ? Features Compact size High rigidity metal frame High quality mains filter Shielded power supply Rubber insulated aluminium feet Digital input on NEXTGEN RCA connectors True balanced analogue output Double mono balanced analogue stage Cirrus CS8416 digital receiver Analogue Devices AD1896 digital upsampler Texas 2 x PCM 1792 DB DAC Fully discrete analogue stage design Separate Toroidal transformers for digital and analogue Very low jitter system clock management Fully insulated digital input ? Specifications Digital Input Frequency 32kHz to 192kHz, up to 24 bit Dynamic Range 130dB (24 bit input) S/N Ratio 115dB Input 3 S/PDIF (2 RCA coax, 1 TOSLINK) 1 XLR AES/EBU 1 I2S RJ45 Output Unbalanced 1 pair per channel (RCA) Output Balanced 1 pair per channel (XLR) Main Voltage/ Consumption 230/115V 50/60Hz 25VA Chassis Size 43,3 x 17 x 6.5 cm Weight (with envelope) 6,5 Kg Here are a few reviews: https://www.hifi.nl/artikel/19319/North-Star-Design-192-CD-Transport,-Extremo-DAC-en-White-Gold-Kabel.html http://review.u-audio.com.tw/reviewdetail.asp?reviewid=200

Item: Northstar Design Supremo 384-32 DSD DAC Location: 2118 NSW Price: Sold elsewhere Item Condition: Immaculate like new Reason for selling: Funding other purchase Payment Method: Pickup - Cash, Bank transfer, Paypal family and friends , COD Only Extra Info: North Star Design Supremo DAC in Satin Black. Unit is in immaculate condition. This unit was purchased in March 2017 and is still under warranty from Northstar. This is a 220 - 240v unit. I have been using this unit with an Auralic Aries /NSD Magnifico transport to great effect no more than 200 hours. The original manual and double boxes are on hand. Item will be packed and shipped with care. Note that Cardas caps pictured are not included. If you reside in Sydney metro a session with the DAC in your system can be arranged Recommended retail price for this unit is €3200Check out my feedback and buy with confidence. Below is the description from the manufacturer. Supremo DAC This is Supremo Supremo DAC is our flagship, the result of our digital and analog field know-how. The Supremo in each section is optimized to give the best audio performance. The Supreme manages to reach great peacks in audio playback thanks to a perfect synergy of DAC and analog stage made entirely by discrete components. Behind the choice of each element there are many hours of listening and measurements test sessions. With the Supremo the music it will never be the same. Technical specifications Digital input frequency: 44.1 kHz to 384kHz, up to 32 bit – native DSD x64 – x128 – x256 (352,8-384kHz and native DSD on USB and I2S only) Dinamic range: 132dB Distortion: 0,00010% 0dB (balanced output) Digital input: 4 S/PDIF (2 RCA coax, 2 TOSLINK) 1 AES/EBU (XLR)1 USB2.0 1 I2S Analogue output unbalanced: 1 pair per channel on RCA connectors Analogue output balanced: 1 pair per channel on XLR connectors Main Voltage / Consuption: 230/115V 50/60Hz 10W – Stand-by 0,5W Dimension: 17 in (W) x 7.5 in (D) x 3.1 in (H) - 43.5 cm (W) x 17 cm (D) x 8 cm (H) Weight: 11,6lbs. (5,7Kg) Here is a review of the Supremo http://www.6moons.com/audioreviews2/northstar/1.html A review in Italian. Google translate for a read http://www.audioreview.it/prove/storiche/north-star-design-supremo.html Pictures: