[Currawong]

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Originally Posted by driftingbunnies /img/forum/go_quote.gif Kingwa sent me an email saying that they mixed up my order with somebody in ND. grrr...I guess i'm gonna have to ship it to that person somehow. No idea what's gonna happen at this point

Let us know what happens. My bet is on Kingwa reimbursing both of you to ship your Compasses to each other.

This situation reminds me of when I'd get a customer at work who, no matter what we did to sort out his issues with a machine, would end up having more. I'd say to them, "I'm sorry, you're what I call a cursed customer. Unlike the majority of customers, you're just getting all the bad luck." You seem to be the unluckiest customer so far.

 

[driftingbunnies]

I think i've decided to just keep it. Just too much hassle during finals time and then I won't be in my apartment until the last week of may. Then i'll be out of town from june to july...yeah...damn. Sometimes talking to him is very frustrating. makes me want to fly over there and just speak cantonese to him. Hopefully the person in ND isn't too upset about my configuration i wanted. After thinking about it, i'm not sure why i wanted all the outputs to output at the same time. I guess that is what happens when you have to wait 2 months for your product, you don't even know why you ordered it.

 

[ecclesand]

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Originally Posted by driftingbunnies /img/forum/go_quote.gif I think i've decided to just keep it. Just too much hassle during finals time and then I won't be in my apartment until the last week of may. Then i'll be out of town from june to july...yeah...damn. Sometimes talking to him is very frustrating. makes me want to fly over there and just speak cantonese to him. Hopefully the person in ND isn't too upset about my configuration i wanted. After thinking about it, i'm not sure why i wanted all the outputs to output at the same time. I guess that is what happens when you have to wait 2 months for your product, you don't even know why you ordered it.

Sorry to hear about your troubles....again. You definitely have had the worst luck being a bagger and now this. FWIW, the standard Compass is so versatile that I'm sure you'll find out how to use the standard config the way you need to. Just yesterday, I had my OMZ DAC that I'm trying to sell hooked up to the Compass and using the SUPER button, was able to compare the OMZ and the Compass DAC while using the Compass HP Amp.

Oh, and the Compass DAC is very close to the OMZ DAC. The Compass is a touch grainier than the OMZ, but I'm thinking the Compass will smooth out with burn-in.

 

[bschray]

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Originally Posted by squall343 /img/forum/go_quote.gif For mine i am using the ploytec driver also and all my stuff have sound from windows media classic to firefox to foobar to even games but i am using win xp

I am interested in an ASIO driver that does not disable other windows sound. I went to Ploytec GmbH . check out the Delay Meter and selected the "USB ASIO driver for Windows" and this took me to USB 2 Audio - the low latency experience. Did you get your ASIO driver from www.usg-audio.com?

 

[squall343]

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Originally Posted by bschray /img/forum/go_quote.gif I am interested in an ASIO driver that does not disable other windows sound. I went to Ploytec GmbH . check out the Delay Meter and selected the "USB ASIO driver for Windows" and this took me to USB 2 Audio - the low latency experience. Did you get your ASIO driver from www.usg-audio.com?

yes..i got it from
USB 2 Audio - the low latency experience
but i uses the beta driver for Win XP/Vista32
http://www.usb-audio.com/usb_asio_vista_beta.zip
no issue with playing video, games, youtube etc
i am using xp btw

u can always try the trial version and see whether it will disable other windows sound or not

 

[Drosera]

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Originally Posted by squall343 /img/forum/go_quote.gif no issue with playing video, games, youtube etc i am using xp btw

I still wonder how you managed to do that. I use XP x64, but I can only get the Ploytec ASIO to work with ASIO-capable software. (As I would expect from an ASIO-USB driver.)

 

[geremy]

Silly question which is probably in this thread. I searched a bit and found lots of info but no answer: In the faq it says the power supply is switchable, but you have specify a voltage when ordering. Is the voltage specification just for the cable? Can I order both a 110 and a 220 cable? I would really like both.

 

[squall343]

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Originally Posted by Drosera /img/forum/go_quote.gif I still wonder how you managed to do that. I use XP x64, but I can only get the Ploytec ASIO to work with ASIO-capable software. (As I would expect from an ASIO-USB driver.)

puzzled me also

maybe is because i disabled the onboard soundcard from the bios

therefore the program do not have any other place to point to except the usb driver

or maybe you can try reinstalling or something

 

[op2003]

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Originally Posted by geremy /img/forum/go_quote.gif Silly question which is probably in this thread. I searched a bit and found lots of info but no answer: In the faq it says the power supply is switchable, but you have specify a voltage when ordering. Is the voltage specification just for the cable? Can I order both a 110 and a 220 cable? I would really like both.

There is no switch AFAIK. You choose 110 or 220V while ordering. But you can order any cable (plug-type) you need, as it is voltage-independent.

 

[Drosera]

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Originally Posted by squall343 /img/forum/go_quote.gif puzzled me also maybe is because i disabled the onboard soundcard from the bios therefore the program do not have any other place to point to except the usb driver or maybe you can try reinstalling or something

Ha, that's interesting, thanks. I could try that, I guess. I'll let you know if it works.

EDIT: No, it doesn't work for me. It's okay, I can live without HiFi sound from Youtube.

(It would have been nice for games though.)

 

[squall343]

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Originally Posted by Drosera /img/forum/go_quote.gif Ha, that's interesting, thanks. I could try that, I guess. I'll let you know if it works. EDIT: No, it doesn't work for me. It's okay, I can live without HiFi sound from Youtube. (It would have been nice for games though.)

i guess you can contact polytec for support
Support for the USB ASIO driver

 

[sandchak]

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Originally Posted by Drosera /img/forum/go_quote.gif EDIT: No, it doesn't work for me. It's okay, I can live without HiFi sound from Youtube. (It would have been nice for games though.)

Doesnt work in my setup either..

Btw, seems like from 1st June, the Compass promotional price will be over and the new price is fixed at USD330 ! Still a very good price for Compass IMHO..

 

[Shizdan]

Hey guys What Jumper settings or any other info i should do to the compass to get the best sound?

Also, Since i have an OPA earth, does it contain any other op amps? or just the OPA earth in the compass?

 

[geremy]

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Originally Posted by op2003 /img/forum/go_quote.gif There is no switch AFAIK. You choose 110 or 220V while ordering. But you can order any cable (plug-type) you need, as it is voltage-independent.

So to further clarify, I can plug either the 110V or the 220V cable into the same unit and both will work?

Thanks.

 

[doping panda]

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Originally Posted by Shizdan /img/forum/go_quote.gif Hey guys What Jumper settings or any other info i should do to the compass to get the best sound? Also, Since i have an OPA earth, does it contain any other op amps? or just the OPA earth in the compass?

You should really play around with it to find the sound you prefer. So far, I've only listened to the Earth on neutral before setting it to soft-2 to burn-in. I vastly prefer the sound on neutral than on soft-2.

I'm not sure if your seller bought any other OPAs with his Compass. However, the Compass is compatible with two other OPAs, the Moon and the Sun V2.

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Originally Posted by driftingbunnies /img/forum/go_quote.gif Kingwa sent me an email saying that they mixed up my order with somebody in ND. grrr...I guess i'm gonna have to ship it to that person somehow. No idea what's gonna happen at this point

I definitely feel for you. I'd probably go insane after going through what you did. I hope you enjoy your Compass now that you have it though.