Daystate T2 compressor review

Received my new Daystate T2 compressor the other day from AOA. Traded in my Omega Super Charger so that is what I have been used to. UPS tracking said that it was 110 pounds boxed. Met the UPS driver and helped him unload it. They were not lying. It's heavy. Was surprised. The box didn't have a single ding on it. Guess when it's that heavy there is no throwing it around. When opened it was well packed in foam. About blew a gasket lifting it up on the bench were it is going to live. The T2 is completely caged with access holes to reach the oil dipstick and other maintaince spots. It has a large gauge, approx 4 in in diameter with a knob and marker to adjust the auto shut-off. The power cord comes with no plug, so you have to install the one that fits your 220v outlet. The overall build, fit and finish are exceptional. Unit comes with an extra intake air filter, moisture filter and oil. AND an owners manual that must be 24 pages long written by engineers and lawyers in 4 languages. It's also in such SMALL print that if your over 60 a reading magnifying glass is needed. makes for entertaining reading. Maybe one page is relevant. After reading the whole manual as suggested I opened the oil vent and poured in the oil, installed the moisture filter and checked the intake filter was installed. Good to go. They say run for 5 min and recheck oil level. Hooked it up to my 75 cu ft Omega tank with 3200 psi in it. Turned it on for the first time with the drains open and let it run for about a min just to clear anything that might be in the lines. Closed the drains and opened the tank valve and watched the pressure climb. Just over 5 min and it shut off with the compressor gauge showing 4400 psi and the tank gauge showing 4600 psi. Amazingly fast compared to what I'm used to. Noise is not bad. Louder then the Omega, but quieter then my 5 hp belt driven shop compressor and nothing like my little pancake compressor. You would have no problem having a conversation while it's running. But it's not going to be running long. After shut-down, closed the tank valve and opened the drains. Was surprised there was only a few drops of water blew out. It had that hot new paint smell. The claim to fame of the new T2 is the enclosure, auto shut-off and an hour meter. This unit has no hour meter. I'll give AOA a call tomorrow and sort that out. The large pressure gauge is not oil filled so the needle vibrates until it reaches 4000 psi and then steady's up. Don't know that that's an issue. The provided fill hose has a DIN? fitting on that screws directly into your tank. I need to get a DIN to standard quick coupler. Its a lot more convenient to just snap on and off a quick coupler then unscrew your hose from the tank. Over all I would say this is a well thought out, top of the line product. I would have no reservations about purchasing it again. When deciding to step up to this caliber of compressor, at this price my thoughts were about cost per fill. With the less expensive options there is the cost of the compressor, the filters and the support equipment if needed. In some cases easily reaching 50% of the Daystate. The wild card is the time before overhaul. In my case, with a 5 min time to top off my 75 cu ft tank, I can't imagine having to rebuild in my life time. Also it provides the comfort of producing breathable air. But, in the end the only rationalization is that I WANT IT.