[les_garten]

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Originally Posted by Eric M /img/forum/go_quote.gif Anyone know why Cherry asked for my phone number after ordering one?

She thinks you're Hot! Also Chicks dig guys who are into DACs.

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[Pricklely Peete]

Boomer....yeah it's a tough decision, the Auzen Prelude card is very good as a transport and darn good as gaming card (if that is your preference). I haven't had any trouble with it's native ASIO driver. Sounds almost as good as the Vanguard CDM12 Pro, almost

Peete.

 

[edselfordfong]

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Originally Posted by les_garten /img/forum/go_quote.gif Makes sense, it's a size and weight thing. A lot of Chinese companies have a custom shipping box for each product that is designed for max protection in the smallest package. So they probably don't have twofer boxes.

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Originally Posted by direcow /img/forum/go_quote.gif You probably have to scale up a bit more, so that they can get a bigger box for it, I've heard people save on shipping when they ordered 10. You're prob stuck with 2 same boxes for now.

You guys are right. I guess I was confused because of something Kingwa had said in an email about shipping for some of the heavier gear. Cherry has already got back to me to explain that it starts to matter at 21kg.

Since I got all grumpy about it here, I also should add that she was very nice, and offered to send both of them at $50 each, since that was the price of shipping when I made my initial order a week ago.

Awesome. I'll have two compasses coming.

 

[LaidBack]

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Originally Posted by les_garten /img/forum/go_quote.gif Luckily my Dad never caught me. He brought back a bunch of the Coolest stuff I had ever seen from Viet Nam! Never thought he was Cool at all, but in retrospect, that was pretty sharp for 1969-1970. Still Have the Sansui Receiver....

Very interesting, a blast from the past for sure. Same here, my parents Sansui w/ some pretty stout Jensen speakers was the first rig I ever abused...errr, I mean enjoyed...

 

[Chu]

Well, I just bit the bullet. Bought the compass plus a Moon/Sun module to mess around with, with the ones I like least probably ending up in the "for sale" forum soon. $366 with shipping. I am incredibly curious how this is going to compare to my current PC setup (modded x-fi + meta42 amp)!

 

[Mik]

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Originally Posted by Eric M /img/forum/go_quote.gif Anyone know why Cherry asked for my phone number after ordering one?

They may need to provide your phone number to EMS/DHL, along with your address, for shipping.

 

[sandchak]

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Originally Posted by Chu /img/forum/go_quote.gif Well, I just bit the bullet. Bought the compass plus a Moon/Sun module to mess around with, with the ones I like least probably ending up in the "for sale" forum soon. !

Welcome to the club !..

well I thought the same about the OPAs when I bought them, but somehow each one of them have their own typical sound signatures, and although I have the Earth on the Compass now, I keep reaching out for either the SUN or Moon on some particular music.. so its always handy.. IMHO.

 

[marz.dk]

Hi every one.
This is my first post on Head-Fi, even though i have been sneak reading this fora forever, and i love it.

I just jumped on the Compass bandwagon with Moon, Earth and Sun. It's going to connect my PC to my Headphones and to my Amp, Speaker and Sub set-up.

I'm planning to build a AC Filter Silk 220 from the lampizator site made by Lukasz Fikus.
The Silk is feed by a big fat power cord, and Shielded power cords to the gear.
The only thing missing are good quality power plugs, i haven't been able to find any good ones, can someone help out in this? I live in Denmark so like the Kingwa number 3 plug.

Kingwa seems as a very nice chap. I asked him when mine will ship and he told me that so many have pre ordered that it is going to be beginning of April.
And also he said that he is going to stay at the 258$ forever as i understood it.
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I must said thanks all customers and all input at Head Fi forum to help me improve on the Compass. In China, far-back book teach us : The friends give me a little water, while the friends need and I have ability, must a lot times to return. So I thinking delay the initial promotional price end time. Kingwa

Thank you.

 

[haloxt]

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Originally Posted by marz.dk /img/forum/go_quote.gif And also he said that he is going to stay at the 258$ forever as i understood it.

No, he just said he might prolong the promotional period from the current promotional end date of May 31st. I don't think he should though

I think we're the ones who should be grateful to him for making such a fine headphone dac/amp.

Since Monday I've been switching between the hdam's and LME49860NA, and I always preferred the hdam's, but the LME49860's do sound very neutral and with good detail. But the LME49860's sound flat and 2-d and bad bass definition, which detracts quite a bit from the realism of the music.

 

[Currawong]

marz.dk: Welcome. What you've passed on is very cool. Kingwa's enthusiasm for audio and sharing the enjoyment of listening to music is just wonderful.

haloxt: I tried 2x OP27E in the Compass, for fun, since my local electronics store had them. The result was absolutely beautiful mids. Not as clear as any of the HDAMs though.

 

[PPkiller]

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[PPkiller]

any impression of ad797brz on compass compared to other hdams?

 

[direcow]

The compass is headed to a small headphone meet of about 20++ people in Singapore. Going to leave it running in overnight before I bring it down.

Have about 100 (+100 at kingwa) hours on it already, not much time for much more, let's see how it performs! Some other DACs will be there...

the zero, the DAC Magic, Lite DAC-Ah and the DIY Y1 DAC.

Hopefully I'll get some impressions from it

 

[PPkiller]

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Originally Posted by direcow /img/forum/go_quote.gif The compass is headed to a small headphone meet of about 20++ people in Singapore. Going to leave it running in overnight before I bring it down. Have about 100 (+100 at kingwa) hours on it already, not much time for much more, let's see how it performs! Some other DACs will be there... the zero, the DAC Magic, Lite DAC-Ah and the DIY Y1 DAC. Hopefully I'll get some impressions from it

cheers.. which hdam are you using for the meet?

 

[D.C.]

Wow, Peete 400+ hours burning time for the Compass its amazing.

Halo do you think the LME49860NA will open up a bit after some burn in...like become more 3D.

I got my HD650 they were kept for a week at UK customs and they charged me £40 (greedy b££££££s...lol) it could have been more but its all good I went to peek it up myself.
I am using Burninwave Generator to burn them in...thanks somebody here recommended it.