AoA has the Hill EC3000 for 1289$ right now.
This appears the best value in home HPA compressors, to my eye.
Plus 75db should be ear friendly
Hi
I deliberately decided against a China compressor!
I wanted something without water cooling and a contact less than 8000 km away in case of problems.
Got a working compressor from China.
It only bothered me that he was somehow leaking oil into the air system.
With enough filters etc you can keep it to a minimum but still leave a lesser aftertaste.
The Hill leaves an absolutely good and reliable impression, which I can't say about the Chinese brothers.
The Hill is primarily designed for cartridges and not for "big" bottles, which it still reliably fills.
First and foremost, I wanted a compressor that I could turn on and let it work automatically.
An automatic reliable shutdown...no water cooling with multiple hoses, extra radiator, fan, etc. etc.
The vibration and volume of both compressors are absolutely not comparable.
(Filter from a no name China compressor after 2 fillings of an 8 liter bottle)