musical physic Posted July 22, 2017 Posted July 22, 2017 Item : Northstar Design Extremo DAC Price: $1200 Location: 2118 NSWItem Condition: Very good 9 /10 Reason for selling: Surplus Payment Method: Pickup - Bank Transfer, Cash, Paypal (family and friends) , COD OnlyExtra 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
Volunteer Kazz Posted August 26, 2017 Volunteer Posted August 26, 2017 This item has been withdrawn from sale or relisted.
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