[Shizdan]

How should I use this Compass.......USB, or SPDIF?

 

[Currawong]

I'd suggest SPDIF with a proper 75 Ohm cable if you have it available.

 

[Shizdan]

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Originally Posted by Currawong /img/forum/go_quote.gif I'd suggest SPDIF with a proper 75 Ohm cable if you have it available.

Would it be worth it to purchase a 10 foot optical cable, As I only have a 10 foot USB cable?

 

[keithw]

Got my Compass today. From China to my house in 3 days, amazing!

No comments on the sound quality yet, I haven't had time to listen. The build quality is outstanding though. To be honest I thought it looked kind of ugly from the pictures, but it's WAY more impressive in person.

 

[n0ah]

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Originally Posted by Currawong /img/forum/go_quote.gif I'd suggest SPDIF with a proper 75 Ohm cable if you have it available.

can you link one for purchase? though i'd like to find a short one, nothing over 5 ft.

 

[Pricklely Peete]

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Originally Posted by n0ah /img/forum/go_quote.gif can you link one for purchase? though i'd like to find a short one, nothing over 5 ft.

Just order one from Blue Jeans Cables...good cable, good price

Peete.

 

[DoYouRight]

BJC are the sexy cables for those with a brain attached to the wallet.!

 

[n0ah]

can you link the one i need if it's connecting to a spdif HP laptop headphone out?

 

[K3cT]

Long time no see guys. I've just got an idea on how to improve our enjoyment out of the Compass.

Will putting a 24/192 USB-to-SPDIF converter (this Musiland unit in particular) to skip the Compass' supposedly inferior USB input improve audio performance?

 

[tswise]

anybody using OPA627 or OPA637 in the Compass? I've been giving some a whirl lately with my Grados and K702s and I think I like what I hear, especially when using the compass as a DAC

 

[n0ah]

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Originally Posted by n0ah /img/forum/go_quote.gif can you link the one i need if it's connecting to a spdif HP laptop headphone out?

would still appreciate an answer to this. i wrote blue jeans but haven't received a response yet and would like to get an order in by tonight. i also read something about a TOSlink adapter but not sure if i need one or not.

 

[Currawong]

If the headphone socket on your laptop doubles as an optical SPDIF out (eg: any fairly new Apple laptop) then you'll need a mini-optical adaptor for one end.

tswise: I tried 627s in the Compass, which sound good (and would be a good match for K701s) but you lose a bit of detail. If you like good mids: OP27E x2 is great, but again, you don't get as much detail as you do with the HDAMs.

 

[K3cT]

By the way and in case you have not, take out all those jumpers from your Compass. They are doing more harm than good.

 

[keithw]

I'm at about 100 hours of burn in so far and the sound has become kind of flat and "muffled". This is a normal part of the process, yes? Out of the box I loved the Compass sound, it was so clear and detailed but right now I actually prefer my sound card.

 

[haloxt]

Yep, rollercoaster ride. The solution is to leave your compass on forever.