Introducing Olympus & Olympus I/O - A new perspective on modern music playback

[JulienVermeiren]

Hi everyone,

I hope you're all doing well! I wanted to check in and provide an update. I had planned to go through all your comments over the weekend and respond, but unfortunately, I had to attend a family funeral, which threw off my schedule. Now that I’ve caught up, I’d like to address some of the questions that came up:

Just want to make sure that I confirm that there is no expected difference in lifespan between anodized and coated units. Both processes meet the highest quality standards, and both our anodizing and coating partners have confirmed that neither version is in any way inferior in terms of life expectancy.

On the pictures I sent last time, the server (with the most holes on top) is the anodised version and the I/O is our coated test.

That being said, I will be setting up a mailing list for everyone who has an Olympus in the queue. This will allow me to keep you updated with more detailed progress and expected batch timelines. It’ll also make the information more accessible to me and more tailored to you as customers waiting in the queue. You can expect the first email to go out on Monday with an update.

Thanks for your patience and understanding!

 

[alwayslearning]

This is what I have been waiting for, Julien: a mailing list for those in the queue with "detailed progress and expected batch timelines." I am #104 and feel like I've been in the dark on when I might expect to get an email notifying me that the unit is being worked on and payment info. I'm also in the dark as to how and when I should send my Extreme back and how that is paid for. So individualized information for each person in the queue would be a very welcome change.

Also good news on durability of anodized vs coated finishes. I have ordered black and would be fine with a coated finish. I do not have the Taiko network stack yet but would want to make sure that the finishes with the Olympus and the Router, Switch, and DCD are exactly the same. Thanks for your hard work!

 

[Armsan]

Taiko Olympus + I/O at the Florida Audio Expo.

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(Stay away from glass shelves under the Olympus)

Hi nenon,
How did it go? Are you happy with the feedback that listeners gave about the Olympus?
If you would like to share, of course.

 

[RUIN*ish]

Hi nenon,
How did it go? Are you happy with the feedback that listeners gave about the Olympus?
If you would like to share, of course.

Vassil was great!
He was busy shaking babies and kissing hands... (Answering a whole bunch of questions from old men.
As Vassil said, don't use glass under the Olympus.
He was very creative on how he minimized the effect of the glass.
Taiko must be proud of this man representing the brand.. me, @audio42, and my wife were.
It was my first time hearing the IO.
On order... Can't wait!!
Marc
Ps
The Extreme in another room was wonderful!

 

[Kingsrule]

What about the different footers under Olympus?

 

[John T]

What about the different footers under Olympus?

This is why I am in agreement with you regarding not stacking, if you can. With stacking one would need some impressive footers. I have an idea for concrete discs with steel mesh inside and Sorbothane pads. I may make a quad for Marc @RUIN*ish to try when he gets his IO. I would use some kind of concrete dye to make the discs more attractive...

 

[SwissTom]

@Taiko Audio

Good evening Emile,

Quick question : how do we switch off the Olympus Server?

My goal is to restart the operating system and relaunch RAAT.

I couldn’t find instructions in the documentation on how to actually "shut down" the computer.

On page 24, the information isn’t very clear.
It explains how to put the Olympus Server into "sleep mode" but not how to actually switch it off.



# I’m having an issue with Roon :

Playback randomly stops after a while (and the “while” is random as well, can be an hour or a few hours). I tried playing music from my NAS and the Olympus' local drive. Same issue.

I’ll send an email to support@ with a detailed bug report, but before that, I’d like to restart the server (so the OS and Roon) and do some additional tests.


Cheers

Thomas

PS : Btw, the Olympus + I/O XDMI is jaw-dropping , honestly I wasn't expecting that !!!

 

[MarkusBarkus]

...after front/bottom switch is off (sleep), I put batteries into "ship" mode. Wait until things turn off, and toggle-off rear switch.

 

[Kingsrule]

Actually the entire Olympus manual is written from the perspective of knowledge rather than from a new user.
It could use a complete re-due....and that is long overdue

 

[Kingsrule]

@Taiko Audio

Good evening Emile,

Quick question : how do we switch off the Olympus Server?

My goal is to restart the operating system and relaunch RAAT.

I couldn’t find instructions in the documentation on how to actually "shut down" the computer.

On page 24, the information isn’t very clear.
It explains how to put the Olympus Server into "sleep mode" but not how to actually switch it off.

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# I’m having an issue with Roon :

Playback randomly stops after a while (and the “while” is random as well, can be an hour or a few hours). I tried playing music from my NAS and the Olympus' local drive. Same issue.

I’ll send an email to support@ with a detailed bug report, but before that, I’d like to restart the server (so the OS and Roon) and do some additional tests.


Cheers

Thomas

PS : Btw, the Olympus + I/O XDMI is jaw-dropping , honestly I wasn't expecting that !!!

I'm having the same start stop issues, just in the last few days...

 

[ctydwn]

Actually the entire Olympus manual is written from the perspective of knowledge rather than from a new user.
It could use a complete re-due....and that is long overdue

starting to get the impetus behind your username handle

 

[l3uzz]

Hi everyone,

I hope you're all doing well! I wanted to check in and provide an update. I had planned to go through all your comments over the weekend and respond, but unfortunately, I had to attend a family funeral, which threw off my schedule. Now that I’ve caught up, I’d like to address some of the questions that came up:

Just want to make sure that I confirm that there is no expected difference in lifespan between anodized and coated units. Both processes meet the highest quality standards, and both our anodizing and coating partners have confirmed that neither version is in any way inferior in terms of life expectancy.

On the pictures I sent last time, the server (with the most holes on top) is the anodised version and the I/O is our coated test.

That being said, I will be setting up a mailing list for everyone who has an Olympus in the queue. This will allow me to keep you updated with more detailed progress and expected batch timelines. It’ll also make the information more accessible to me and more tailored to you as customers waiting in the queue. You can expect the first email to go out on Monday with an update.

Thanks for your patience and understanding!

Thank you for confirming Julien, looks like I just can't count holes very well. The one on the left (powder coated) is the one with fewer holes.
Could you please put my unit #148 on the powder coated line? Thank you!

 

[Taiko Audio]

@Taiko Audio

Good evening Emile,

Quick question : how do we switch off the Olympus Server?

My goal is to restart the operating system and relaunch RAAT.

I couldn’t find instructions in the documentation on how to actually "shut down" the computer.

On page 24, the information isn’t very clear.
It explains how to put the Olympus Server into "sleep mode" but not how to actually switch it off.

View attachment 146570

# I’m having an issue with Roon :

Playback randomly stops after a while (and the “while” is random as well, can be an hour or a few hours). I tried playing music from my NAS and the Olympus' local drive. Same issue.

I’ll send an email to support@ with a detailed bug report, but before that, I’d like to restart the server (so the OS and Roon) and do some additional tests.


Cheers

Thomas

PS : Btw, the Olympus + I/O XDMI is jaw-dropping , honestly I wasn't expecting that !!!

Sleep mode is actually shut down, @Christiaan Punter , can you change that?

Yes please send in a report, we still “only” have 5 registered cases with differing playback issues which doesn’t help much in pinning it down.

 

[Taiko Audio]

I'm having the same start stop issues, just in the last few days...

Is it possible this started occurring after updating to 2.47 build 1510, which was released 7 days ago?

That one actually is causing me some issues I’ve never seen before, I managed to capture it before disappearing (after a relaunch the “unavailable” entries are gone).

 

[Kingsrule]

Hi Emile
In thinking about it I think you are spot on, my start stop issue started with the 1510 update

 

[dminches]

There has been an increased amount of communication from the Taiko team recently about what's going on inside the building and it is greatly appreciated. What hasn't really been answered is "how many units are being shipped each week?" Can someone give us a sense of how many units were shipped last week and this week and what is expected for next?

 

[JulienVermeiren]

There has been an increased amount of communication from the Taiko team recently about what's going on inside the building and it is greatly appreciated. What hasn't really been answered is "how many units are being shipped each week?" Can someone give us a sense of how many units were shipped last week and this week and what is expected for next?

I am trying to increase communication to the outside world along with the rest of the team, so I am glad it's noticed and appreciated.
What is very hard to do is say a concrete number on what we are shipping currently. With the anodising yield being flaky at best, it is hard to say. Today I shipped 6 units but until I know what comes in early next week, I can't for example give a concrete answer.

But not to worry, the e-mails I mentioned for everyone who has an Olympus will have more detailed information about matters like this. And the first one will go out on Monday! These updates will be much more detailed than what I have posted here.

 

[wil]

Thank you for confirming Julien, looks like I just can't count holes very well. The one on the left (powder coated) is the one with fewer holes.
Could you please put my unit #148 on the powder coated line? Thank you!

As I read Julien’s post, the anodized pictures are of the chassis with holes across the entire top. And powder coat is the chassis with a small group of holes? But there’s no way to distinguish the surface of the two in the pictures. I’m assuming they both look very good.

 

[Bioeasy]

I am trying to increase communication to the outside world along with the rest of the team, so I am glad it's noticed and appreciated.
What is very hard to do is say a concrete number on what we are shipping currently. With the anodising yield being flaky at best, it is hard to say. Today I shipped 6 units but until I know what comes in early next week, I can't for example give a concrete answer.

But not to worry, the e-mails I mentioned for everyone who has an Olympus will have more detailed information about matters like this. And the first one will go out on Monday! These updates will be much more detailed than what I have posted here.

@Taiko Audio
I was told by Ted in his email dated 6th Feb that you have received my chassis (#87) and working on it as soon as possible, I cut short my holidays to prepare for the delivery and now, 3 weeks later I was notified that I still have to wait for the next batch of chassis that coming in the next 10 days! I did not only cut short my holidays but also postpone all my oversea business trips to the second half of March onward. Look like I have to re-schedule my trips again. I really hope you can communicate better with me. Otherwise it is difficult for me and I really hope you can understand my situation. Thanks

 

[nonesup]

Well, I was going to comment on your post, but I'd rather keep quiet.
But if he was told (and I don't doubt it) it has arrived and we are working on it,
I can imagine how you must feel after having your holidays and your professional activity messed around.