I resorted to plug a Creative Soundblaster X-Fi in front of the Compass and connect the two with an optical cable.   This way there are no more electrical interferences.

Hi there,   I use a Audio GD Compass as a DAC connected via USB to my Behringer Truth 2030A speakers.   After I upgraded my graphics card the speakers started to buzz, depending on the main color of the current picture and even the frame rate of games.     This setup doesn't...

Quote: Originally Posted by rhythmdevils I have one, and will give it to the person who offers the biggest amp/source Can't help you with that, but what about the fact that I also own a AKG K249 Sextett and a Sennheiser HD650? Will that do anything?

If anyone got an invite to spare send me a PM please. I would be much obliged!

I received the tracking number from Kingwa on Oct the 28th and signed the package at my door 5 days later. So shipping was really fast, but I paid via PayPal on 14. Oct so it took some time till he actually sent the package.

Just some pics: In the last picture you can see the before mentioned foam. Unfortunately I didn't had much time to listen to it.

Quote: Originally Posted by Krackatus I received my compass yesterday and am very pleased with it. However there is jitter every 5 minutes or so. Has anyone else experienced this? I also received my Compass yesterday. But I didn't noticed any jitter of any sort, although I...

Did you guys get an email from Kingwa when he shipped your Compass?

Quote: Originally Posted by miloxo But why only for the optical, and not for the 3.5mm jacks? Short answer: The 3.5mm jacks are not as sensitive as the optical jack. Quote: Originally Posted by wenhui So if the cap is lost/taken off is there any other way to clean the...

Quote: Originally Posted by anthemeral ive been looking around for a usb to optical converter and in the uk the only one available seems to be the behringer u-control at 32 pounds(then a optical cable needed) it has its own dac, but the idea is to use the av receivers dac isn't it...

The cap prevents dust and other dirt from getting inside the jack.

Did you take a look inside? Maybe the OPA isn't properly connected to the Compass, try removing him and inserting him again.

I just pushed the trigger and send Kingwa 346USD or 240€ thanks to the greedy exploitative Paypal currency exchange rate :/ Now I only have to wait for it to arrive and pay additional 19% for customs, ending up with a more expensive hobby than I thought before and hopefully a great DAC/AMP...

I haven't pulled the trigger yet, but only because i am at work right now and don't have a TAN handy. But that will change as soon I am at home. I am still astonished that I am going to spent more on the dac/amp than on the headphone itself.

Quote: Originally Posted by K3cT Yeah, he replies very fast but he seems to be bogged down with orders at the moment. My bad, it appears that I remembered wrongly about the gain settings. Hmm, not according to the second part of his email Quote: After you make the...