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Introducing Olympus & Olympus I/O - A new perspective on modern music playback
I believe that will be best for Emile and Taiko team to address once they have a clear idea which path they want to take. The vast majority of headphone audiophiles are either using electrostatic or planar magnetic headphones. Both technologies have their advantages and drawbacks. While planar...- Voltrix
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- Forum: Taiko Audio
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Introducing Olympus & Olympus I/O - A new perspective on modern music playback
Thank you very much for the update Emile. That is really helpful. The vast majority of high-end electrostatic headphones from manufacturers like STAX, Audeze, HiFiMan, Dan Clark Audio require a 580V DC pro-bias 5pin output. It would be amazing if Olympus could support this connection as I am...- Voltrix
- Post #1,657
- Forum: Taiko Audio
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Introducing Olympus & Olympus I/O - A new perspective on modern music playback
Hello Emile, I am currently working on building a headphone system and was really excited by the possibility of integrating a headphone amp directly inside the Olympus. I wanted to enquire whether there has been any further thought given to this or something that you are actively working on at...- Voltrix
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- Forum: Taiko Audio
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Power cord comparison: Nordost Odin Gold vs CrystalConnect da Vinci vs Argento Audio EE
That is correct. I don't have any affiliation with any brand nor any financial interest. Just sharing my experience as someone who previously used Nordost cables. If, at some point, I come across cables that ( in my opinion) perform better than Ansuz Supreme in my system, I would not hesitate to...- Voltrix
- Post #42
- Forum: Audio Cable Forum
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Power cord comparison: Nordost Odin Gold vs CrystalConnect da Vinci vs Argento Audio EE
Coincidentally, there was a High-end Munich report by Absolute Sound that mentions a shootout between entry-level Ansuz cables ( A2 and C2) and Odin 2 loom, which apparently Ansuz won quite easily: " As a sideshow, Raidho’s Michael Borresen and Lars Kristensen did a shootout between their...- Voltrix
- Post #40
- Forum: Audio Cable Forum
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Power cord comparison: Nordost Odin Gold vs CrystalConnect da Vinci vs Argento Audio EE
Mechanical stability is linked to how susceptible the cable is to the influence of microphonic distortion. For more detail, please reach out to Lars Kristensen. He is the co-designer of Nordost Odin and will be more than happy to elaborate fully on any questions you may have. As far as I am...- Voltrix
- Post #39
- Forum: Audio Cable Forum
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Power cord comparison: Nordost Odin Gold vs CrystalConnect da Vinci vs Argento Audio EE
Anyone considering a purchase of Odin 2 / Odin 2 Gold should definitely try the Ansuz Supreme cable range. The Odin 2 cables was originally co-designed by Lars Kristensen who later teamed up with Michael Borresen to start Ansuz. While the Odin 2 has a reasonably low inductance, it has a very...- Voltrix
- Post #37
- Forum: Audio Cable Forum
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Breaking news from DCS….
I am surprised that DCS hs not sourced or developed a new transport, considering that the Vivaldi is over 10 years old at this stage. The competition was not sleeping and CH precision recently developed a new transport, as did Wadax, Esoteric, T+A and others. I hope they introduce Dvorak soon as...- Voltrix
- Post #149
- Forum: Digital Audio Forum: DAC, Transports, Digital Processing Forum
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Jonathan Valin says the Soulution 760 DAC is the best he's ever heard. Your Thoughts?
Happy to see someone making a Soulution vs MSB comparison in their system and drawing a somewhat similar conclusion. After my experience with the Select, I have not even bothered trying out the Reference DAC. I would never claim that the 760 is the best there is and that is purely because I have... -
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Jonathan Valin says the Soulution 760 DAC is the best he's ever heard. Your Thoughts?
Not really surprised by JV's conclusion here as I myself have been using the 760 DAC for a number of years and it certainly sounded better than the likes of MSB Select II. I would certainly recommend everyone to give it a listen in their own system and make a direct comparison before getting... -
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Are Transports Obsolete?
I believe this shootout needs to be put into a financial context to obtain a meaningful interpretation. While the La Diva transport falls into the 7K range the SGM server revolved around the 16-17 K mark at the time which is more than double price. Naturally, the SGM should have the edge here...
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