Have You Heard the Northstar CD Combo?

There are those that dont believe in I2S, but this is what makes this combo so good. Unfortunately, there is a lot of filtering on the I2S interface in order to get it to pass FCC/CISPR emissions testing, so this adds quit a bit of jitter. This is a fairly easy mod to remove these and speed-up the interface, lowering the jitter.

The upsampler chip used to get 24/192 is the best on the market IMO, really great sounding. The transport can even be used in a master-slave fashion with a Pace-Car reclocker to get the jitter really-really low.

Steve N.
Empirical Audio

Anthony also has a $600 I2S cable that is really killer. I've tried the Northstar and the RA cables, which are both excellent. The filtered Northstar cable is probably best for really revealing or top-heavy systems. My favorite is the $600 one from Anthony.

Slowhand - every instrument in it's place is a result of the low jitter and 24/192 upsampling. I feel that this combo with mods bests pretty much anything else on the market. The Extremo DAC is even better with mods, but the mods are so complex that I'm not doing any more of these.

Steve N.

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.