hmm, the headamp is quite interesting, better than ldmk3 with upgraded tube. aww, i need to sell off my ldmk3 to get this.

im wonder how good is the DAC section?

wow, yours is final version.

i just open my box yesterday, although already received last week while i was outstation.
yup also agree that the bass is not that refine. going to have a long burn-in process.

my compass only reach 30+ hours until now.
running on MOON + Bright setting. testing with k701, hd600, ms2i
will try with EARTH after finish burn-in MOON. target is to reach 600 hours, but some Headfi ppl claim after 900+ hours still give improvement.

compare the DAC part to iBasso D1, is more details, yet musical. compass able to bring out more details of mid.

compare the amp part to LDMK3, i found the compass is more refine and have better control of low.

i normally use kernal streaming.
just now i tried with asio4all, it also work fine. no static.

Link

interesting, seems like the "Bright" is the most neutral setting while "Neutral" actually isn't neutral??

mine compass reach 180 hours mark, found that it lack of spark in high with my HD600...
Ms2i sound quite nice with compass...in fact, my ms2i never sound so good before, now just lack of sound stage only.

will continue to see the changes...

This post has been edited by xjian1985: Apr 24 2009, 11:42 PM

fyi, C2C is only headphone amp, no DAC.

since you already have citypulse, i doubt that the difference will not big, why not go for a higher end DAC from audio-gd?
DAC Reference One
DAC - 19MK3

hey you remind me that i still have a SHP895 keeping in the box, will try it with compass later when i get back home.

My COMPASS is around 250+ hours. i find that it has gain back some spark in high, now the bass seems to be settle down and not so boomy.
with the compass, some times when i listen to some old familiar songs, it manage to gives me new experience, wow this songs can sounds in this way which is good to me.

some question on the volume knob, i found that mine volume knob turn after 1'o clock, the volume seem not increasing.
any how, is not important since it can drive my headphone to my listening level at 10 - 11.

actually im quite interested on phoenix too.
how nice the price you can get?

is a large sum of money to move to balance amp...not sure what is the cost for b22, but suppose is quite close.
but going balance means i also have to spent more on recable....dying lor....

hi, can you show us some pictures of it?

This post has been edited by xjian1985: Jul 17 2009, 11:30 AM

try to run your compass with Bright or Neutral mode for the amp. perhaps the result will be cleaner.