Jeepster Posted September 11, 2008 Report Posted September 11, 2008 E-mail I got from Wild West Electronics. Thank you for contacting us. The price on the unit is $369.00 in black or silver. We just had a meeting with Cambridge Audio and we are expecting the units in Oct. The projected date in the 25th but it might be sooner depending on customs. We will be updating our site for pre-orders on these units (hopefully today). The orders will be handled first come first out. If you have any additional questions please let me know. Sincerely, Wild West Customer Service
Knuckledragger Posted September 11, 2008 Report Posted September 11, 2008 I bought some items from Wild West Electronics for the radio station where I work. It was a number of years ago, but I am recalling they had very good service.
Jeepster Posted September 11, 2008 Report Posted September 11, 2008 Seems to be the place to go for Cambridge Audio.
The Monkey Posted September 12, 2008 Report Posted September 12, 2008 I tried to help and steer you towards Tkam's, did you miss that one? Yes I blew that one.
Hopstretch Posted September 12, 2008 Author Report Posted September 12, 2008 Yes I blew that one. I'm sure you could have secured it by offering money alone. A for effort, though.
n_maher Posted September 12, 2008 Report Posted September 12, 2008 Yes I blew that one. Next time I'll PM you, I honestly thought you had to have seen it when you mentioned you were looking for one. I mean the odds were just outrageous... Sorry Vincent.
The Monkey Posted September 12, 2008 Report Posted September 12, 2008 Next time I'll PM you, I honestly thought you had to have seen it when you mentioned you were looking for one. I mean the odds were just outrageous... Sorry Vincent. Yeah, I saw it. Just didn't pull the trigger. Stupid mortgage payments and such. Is there much of a difference between the North Star mk1 and mk2?
n_maher Posted September 12, 2008 Report Posted September 12, 2008 Yeah, there is. Look for Todd's thread from when he first got it.
deepak Posted September 12, 2008 Report Posted September 12, 2008 Yeah, I saw it. Just didn't pull the trigger. Stupid mortgage payments and such. Is there much of a difference between the North Star mk1 and mk2? MK1- discrete output stage, D/A converter is CS4396
The Monkey Posted September 18, 2008 Report Posted September 18, 2008 MK1- discrete output stage, D/A converter is CS4396 Sorry deepak, help me out. Does that mean the MK1 is better/worse/different? I'm wondering because it looks like there are some deals out there on the MK1, but I'm not interested if it pales significantly compared to the Mk2.
postjack Posted September 18, 2008 Report Posted September 18, 2008 Sorry deepak, help me out. Does that mean the MK1 is better/worse/different? I'm wondering because it looks like there are some deals out there on the MK1, but I'm not interested if it pales significantly compared to the Mk2. i'm pissing in the dark here, but "discrete" usually is better then non discrete (op amp based?), if that is what deepak means.
CD44hi Posted September 18, 2008 Report Posted September 18, 2008 Sorry deepak, help me out. Does that mean the MK1 is better/worse/different? I'm wondering because it looks like there are some deals out there on the MK1, but I'm not interested if it pales significantly compared to the Mk2. I have not heard the MkI but the MkII sounds very good (Tkam's). Good frequency range, and very good soundstage. Heck, I did a side-by-side it to the burmi 006 DAC and yes, the burmi is better in all respects, but the northstar is no slouch, specially in soundstaging. I used the XLR and the BelCanto CD2 as transport for both. I am not going to keep it as I decided to not assemble that other system (Bel Canto CD2/to a DAC), in other words I already put the transport up for sale on A'gon. So let me know if you are interested in the DAC. I'd let it go for $950 shipped!
n_maher Posted September 18, 2008 Report Posted September 18, 2008 I'd let it go for $950 shipped! Please just shoot Vincent an email, I know he was seriously pissed to have missed it the first time around and he's not able to check the boards very often from work.
CD44hi Posted September 18, 2008 Report Posted September 18, 2008 no worries, I won't sell it until I hear back from him. He'll see the thread...
The Monkey Posted September 20, 2008 Report Posted September 20, 2008 no worries, I won't sell it until I hear back from him. He'll see the thread... PM sent!
The Monkey Posted September 20, 2008 Report Posted September 20, 2008 Please just shoot Vincent an email, I know he was seriously pissed to have missed it the first time around and he's not able to check the boards very often from work. Thanks Nate!
Augsburger Posted September 21, 2008 Report Posted September 21, 2008 I hope you snagged it Vincent. I wish we had a crossed fingers smiley.
purk Posted September 21, 2008 Report Posted September 21, 2008 Very interesting DAC and very nice price to boot. I will likely be getting one when it comes out.
The Monkey Posted September 22, 2008 Report Posted September 22, 2008 I hope you snagged it Vincent. I wish we had a crossed fingers smiley. Yup, we're in business!
The Monkey Posted September 25, 2008 Report Posted September 25, 2008 So far, so good. Nice soundstage. Listening time has been limited however because I've got some buzzing issues. I think it's probably my unshielded XLR's. Will try RCAs tomorrow and post impressions elsewhere. The North Star is a nice looking unit.
The Monkey Posted September 25, 2008 Report Posted September 25, 2008 So, I'm curious about what the m192 mkII is doing with regard to upsampling, so I wrote to them asking what happens now that the mkII no longer has the upsampling button of its predecessor. Here's their (very prompt) response: "the new M192MK2 have a fixed upsampling at 192kHz/24bit. This allows a more straight digital signal path and we can optimize the analog section only for this sampling frequency. This design is like our flagship DAC, Extremo" What does that mean?
Cankin Posted October 24, 2008 Report Posted October 24, 2008 I should have one with me in the next few days, but since I'm still waiting for my balanced mini^3 (with orange LED ), so it will be while before I can hear it.
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