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

[Taiko Audio]

Hmm interesting, from the release notes:

• Addressed a stability issue that could cause Roon to repeatedly disconnect from audio zones

Please report back if you notice a difference in behaviour (positive or negative).

 

[jbrrp1]

I've lost the red "lost connection" message box now since the last Roon update, too. But I did have my Qobuz play stall a couple of times yesterday - - no accompanying message, though.

 

[John T]

This Friggen Obsession is like training. For a NON STOP marathon!! After seeing the PICS of Vassil's @nenon room it inspired me to play around with my sub stacks. For the last several hours I have been playing with bringing them out more. The timing alignment is so interesting. I had them in which I thought, they disappeared. Now even better.

I never touched them after adding my amps and Olympus/network stuff. It just goes to show you how this is all intertwined. If something is added or changed it can drastically change things up...

 

[drjimwillie]

This Friggen Obsession is like training. For a NON STOP marathon!! After seeing the PICS of Vassil's @nenon room it inspired me to play around with my sub stacks. For the last several hours I have been playing with bringing them out more. The timing alignment is so interesting. I had them in which I thought, they disappeared. Now even better.

I never touched them after adding my amps and Olympus/network stuff. It just goes to show you how this is all intertwined. If something is added or changed it can drastically change things up...

I think Vassil’s subs are placed based on an elaborate analysis. This was a while ago, but I think he called it distributed Bass.

 

[John T]

I think Vassil’s subs are placed based on an elaborate analysis. This was a while ago, but I think he called it distributed Bass.

Yes they are. I can assure you mine are not that elaborate...Just seeing the pic is what got me thinking about Bass...

 

[dminches]

I guess I jinxed it. Roon stopped playing today for the first time in months.

 

[Taiko Audio]

I guess I jinxed it. Roon stopped playing today for the first time in months.

Maybe it caught wind of your profile photo

 

[Azjya]

Maybe it caught wind of your profile photo

Emile - some time ago there was mention of adding AirPlay functionality to the Router - is this still happening? Is it still far off? Functionality-wise, this is the only thing missing, from my perspective (and I may not be alone). It was also cited - sensibly - as a plank in Taiko’s master plan for attracting the next generation of audiophiles.

One more question - Roon has always been Taiko’s preference for third party platforms. Is this anticipated to continue? Does Taiko periodically review the progress which other platforms are making eg Audirvana?

 

[EuroDriver]

Emile - some time ago there was mention of adding AirPlay functionality to the Router - is this still happening? Is it still far off? Functionality-wise, this is the only thing missing, from my perspective (and I may not be alone). It was also cited - sensibly - as a plank in Taiko’s master plan for attracting the next generation of audiophiles.

One more question - Roon has always been Taiko’s preference for third party platforms. Is this anticipated to continue? Does Taiko periodically review the progress which other platforms are making eg Audirvana?

We are working on XDMS for Olympus

We are pretty confident we can leave the other Music Server Software in the sonic dust

Take a look at the Exteme "Creme de la Creme" thread. XDMS Beta for Extreme has more than 50 installations

Taiko Audio SGM Extreme : the Crème de la Crème

...here's the back of my Extreme. It has the upgraded USB and Network cards. Sorry, it's a bit challenging to open her up at the moment. I hope it helps.

www.whatsbestforum.com

 

[SwissTom]

One more question - Roon has always been Taiko’s preference for third party platforms. Is this anticipated to continue? Does Taiko periodically review the progress which other platforms are making eg Audirvana?

Part of the design of the Extreme and the Olympus was built around integrating Roon.

A huge amount of work went into taming power-hungry Roon and keeping its impact to an absolute minimum.

From that point of view, the Extreme, and especially the Olympus, are real successes (and that’s putting it mildly!).

Taiko Audio’s approach is genuinely original in every sense.

They’ve got a refreshingly different way of tackling problems, properly out of the box.

That thinking led to the development of the XDMI interface (hardware and software), which sits right at the heart of the Olympus.

The interface really made a splash in the industry, it’s unlike anything else out there.

You’ve got to have a serious bit of intellectual horsepower to pull off something like XDMI (and not just the brainy kind either, have a look here and here ).

As for Roon, choosing that platform was almost the obvious move.

There are other excellent music library managers, each with their own strengths, but in several areas Roon still leads the pack.

One thing I particularly appreciate is how it handles classical music.

The automatic recognition and tagging of albums, compositions and movements is simply unmatched.
For a classical music lover like me, who enjoys comparing different interpretations of the same work, Roon remains, in my opinion, the reference.

And that’s part of what Taiko Audio offers too: Roon, without Roon’s limitations.

Cheers,

Thomas

 

[SwissTom]

We are working on XDMS for Olympus

We are pretty confident we can leave the other Music Server Software in the sonic dust

Take a look at the Exteme "Creme de la Creme" thread. XDMS Beta for Extreme has more than 50 installations

Hi @EuroDriver

Will XDMS, like Roon, have the ability to accurately recognise classical music albums, and then identify the compositions and movements within them?

And will it also be able to bring all that together à la Roon (even with partially or inconsistent tagged files)?




Cheers,

Thomas

 

[Armsan]

We are working on XDMS for Olympus

We are pretty confident we can leave the other Music Server Software in the sonic dust

Take a look at the Exteme "Creme de la Creme" thread. XDMS Beta for Extreme has more than 50 installations

Taiko Audio SGM Extreme : the Crème de la Crème

...here's the back of my Extreme. It has the upgraded USB and Network cards. Sorry, it's a bit challenging to open her up at the moment. I hope it helps.

www.whatsbestforum.com

Thank you very much Ed. XDMS for Olympus that’s all I need

 

[Azjya]

Part of the design of the Extreme and the Olympus was built around integrating Roon.

A huge amount of work went into taming power-hungry Roon and keeping its impact to an absolute minimum.

From that point of view, the Extreme, and especially the Olympus, are real successes (and that’s putting it mildly!).

Taiko Audio’s approach is genuinely original in every sense.

They’ve got a refreshingly different way of tackling problems, properly out of the box.

That thinking led to the development of the XDMI interface (hardware and software), which sits right at the heart of the Olympus.

The interface really made a splash in the industry, it’s unlike anything else out there.

You’ve got to have a serious bit of intellectual horsepower to pull off something like XDMI (and not just the brainy kind either, have a look here and here ).

As for Roon, choosing that platform was almost the obvious move.

There are other excellent music library managers, each with their own strengths, but in several areas Roon still leads the pack.

One thing I particularly appreciate is how it handles classical music.

The automatic recognition and tagging of albums, compositions and movements is simply unmatched.
For a classical music lover like me, who enjoys comparing different interpretations of the same work, Roon remains, in my opinion, the reference.

And that’s part of what Taiko Audio offers too: Roon, without Roon’s limitations.

Cheers,

Thomas

Yes, Thomas, this is understood (and I've been a Taiko client longer than you have ;-) - nevertheless, it doesn't undermine the validity of the query...

 

[SwissTom]

Yes, Thomas, this is understood (and I've been a Taiko client longer than you have ;-) - nevertheless, it doesn't undermine the validity of the query...

That absolutely wasn’t my intention, at all !! Your question is perfectly valid, of course

We all have our own preferences and priorities; that’s only natural. I actually used Audirvana alongside Roon for a while myself. It’s a very good piece of software!

It’s just missing this one thing that brought me to Roon.

Cheers,
Thomas

 

[Azjya]

We are working on XDMS for Olympus

We are pretty confident we can leave the other Music Server Software in the sonic dust

Take a look at the Exteme "Creme de la Creme" thread. XDMS Beta for Extreme has more than 50 installations

Taiko Audio SGM Extreme : the Crème de la Crème

...here's the back of my Extreme. It has the upgraded USB and Network cards. Sorry, it's a bit challenging to open her up at the moment. I hope it helps.

www.whatsbestforum.com

Thanks Ed. To be fair, it is clear that Taiko's premise with the Extreme and the Olympus has been to configure the hardware architecture to maximise Roon's potential. Rather, the query was whether or not by doing this Taiko is assuming that there is no mileage in evaluating other platforms which could also run on the Taiko hardware, or does Taiko continue to surveil the evolving non-Roon options, if only to confirm that the Roon-only choice remains their third-party preference. This was the basis of the question, which was more evaded than answered directly! Of course, if the aim is for XDMS to replace Roon as Taiko's 'preferred' solution, then the question of third party platforms is perhaps moot (and, yes, I was an XDMS beta tester for the Extreme prior to purchasing the Olympus).

In any event, I've no wish to stir a hornet's nest, so is there any update RE AirPlay for the Router?

 

[EuroDriver]

Will XDMS, like Roon, have the ability to accurately recognise classical music albums, and then identify the compositions and movements within them?

And will it also be able to bring all that together à la Roon (even with partially or inconsistent tagged files)?

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Cheers,

Thomas

Accurate tagging of metadata is something we have put a lot of effort into, and the XDMS Beta release which came out about 6 weeks ago is way ahead of the Alpha release. The metadata work flow is still being refined to give a better User experience.

CD rips with zero metadata are identified and the scanner is fetching the key metadata and cover art from various music databases. We even had a case where the popular music database had an error, and we were able get it corrected.

However the number one priority is to deliver the best possible sound, first for Extreme, and now we are starting to turn our attention to Olympus which is a very different platform

 

[VPN]

Accurate tagging of metadata is something we have put a lot of effort into, and the XDMS Beta release which came out about 6 weeks ago is way ahead of the Alpha release. The metadata work flow is still being refined to give a better User experience.

CD rips with zero metadata are identified and the scanner is fetching the key metadata from various music databases. We even had a case where the popular music database had an error, and we were able get it corrected.

However the number one priority is to deliver the best possible sound, first for Extreme, and now we are starting to turn our attention to Olympus which is a very different platform

Eurodriver, Can you provide a first estimate for xdms alpha or beta release for the Olympus? 1S2026? 2S2026?

 

[EuroDriver]

Eurodriver, Can you provide a first estimate for xdms alpha or beta release for the Olympus? 1S2026? 2S2026?

It always takes longer than expected, as unexpected stuff always happens and then you have to debug and fix

However with the code base of XDMS Beta for Extreme, we will be able to skip the Alpha stage and go straight to Beta for Olympus

 

[Steve Williams]

Accurate tagging of metadata is something we have put a lot of effort into, and the XDMS Beta release which came out about 6 weeks ago is way ahead of the Alpha release. The metadata work flow is still being refined to give a better User experience.

CD rips with zero metadata are identified and the scanner is fetching the key metadata and cover art from various music databases. We even had a case where the popular music database had an error, and we were able get it corrected.

However the number one priority is to deliver the best possible sound, first for Extreme, and now we are starting to turn our attention to Olympus which is a very different platform

Hi Ed

So good to hear some XDMS updates for the Olympus. If you need beta testers count me in

 

[oldmustang]

Always ready to take one for the team, whenever you're ready Ed.

Steve Z