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    Taiko Audio SGM Extreme : the Crème de la Crème

    This is too intriguing for me to resist Émile, would you mind spending a few more words about this 'new type of sound' ?
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    What are you currently listening to (Classical)?

    I love all three, very different styles! Markovina is a magnificent middle ground between the liquid ease of Hamelin and the forceful approach of Pletnev. A very balanced take, showing how modern and I dare say pianistic was CPE writing for keyboard. Sonics are great as well, perhaps the...
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    What are you currently listening to (Classical)?

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    DCS Rossini APEX has arrived!

    I have the Rossini APEX / Clock combo since almost six months now, and I am overall very pleased by it. Although nothing is perfect, I am quite taken by how organic and full, bold, hefty it sounds in my system. I had similar impressions when I tried at the dealership before committing to my...
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    What are you currently listening to (Classical)?

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    Taiko Audio SGM Extreme : the Crème de la Crème

    Just tried the album below with Roon and XDMS (NIC and Switch in the chain). The sense of music floating in midair, the depth, the tactility of musical objects are a definite step up with XDMS. Roon sounds outstanding as well, although with a slightly blurred transient attack and more diffuse...
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    Taiko Audio SGM Extreme : the Crème de la Crème

    Listening thrill of the week, the feeling of being almost on stage, touching the singers is incredible with the latest incarnation of XDMS. There is a mysterious mix of transparency, see-through layering and physical immanence of the singers which just grabs you by the innermost core emotional...
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    Taiko Audio SGM Extreme : the Crème de la Crème

    Same here. The switch / NIC combo has actually improved vocal purity and organic-ness since day zero. No sibilance issues, unless of course the recording is inherently hot.
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    Taiko Audio SGM Extreme : the Crème de la Crème

    I am looking for a power distribution upgrade as well. My Niagara 5000 and a Denali 6000T were both outperformed by a Faber's Power Ground Power Six during a home audition I had recently, so I am now intrigued by unfiltered distributors. I will try their top of the line La Potenza distributor as...
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    Taiko Audio SGM Extreme : the Crème de la Crème

    I have the same issue (although it is intermittent). Which DC blocker are you using? I was thinking about something I could use directly at the wall plug of my Niagara 5000 conditioner, which faintly hums as well, to silence both conditioner and Extreme.
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    Taiko Audio SGM Extreme : the Crème de la Crème

    @Taiko Audio, what is the max power consumption of the Extreme?
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    Taiko Audio SGM Extreme : the Crème de la Crème

    @Taiko Audio, at some point I remember a feature of the BPS was mentioned in this thread, as it being able to power 3 devices, and, when using 3x splitters, up to 9 devices. Assuming I am correct, what type devices could they be in terms of voltage / current needs? An utilization setup like: 1x...
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    Taiko Audio SGM Extreme : the Crème de la Crème

    If you mean Taiko vs. EtherREGEN, I made this very upgrade and there is no comparison, the Taiko Switch (+NIC) has made a significant improvement on every respect. I briefly tried to let the ER in the chain, together with the Taiko switch, and to be honest I did not find any merit in it, so my...
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    Taiko Audio SGM Extreme : the Crème de la Crème

    Just wanted to happily point out that strings have never sounded so organic in my system, like after the addition of the switch + NIC and latest XDMS overhaul. This is a recording I go to often, and the feeling of gut strings / horse hair fretting I am now hearing is unprecedentedly close to the...
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    Taiko Audio SGM Extreme : the Crème de la Crème

    I confirm as well. The other thing I confirm is that Roon has benefited by the combo significantly, yet the gap between Roon and XDMS has remained unchanged to my ears (XDMS still being significantly more transparent, vivid, snappy).
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    Taiko Audio SGM Extreme : the Crème de la Crème

    Adding to the excellent recommendations from @oldmustang and @kennyb123 another pair of HDTT albums that I enjoy very much ... They really do great productions, and the possibility to download 24/96 samples before buying (although the magic of higher resolutions is slightly diminished) is a...
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    Taiko Audio SGM Extreme : the Crème de la Crème

    I have made the XDMS 27 April cumulative upgrade, ad I am happy to report another significant improvement on overall sound quality. What I am hearing: - more delineated, tuneful bass lines - more 'pop' of the various instruments, the music seems to jump at me more vividly - a further...
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    Taiko Audio SGM Extreme : the Crème de la Crème

    @Taiko Audio, will you be able to display and demo the BPS at the Munich High End?
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    Taiko Audio SGM Extreme : the Crème de la Crème

    Up and running with the Taiko switch and NIC, yay! I am powering the switch with an Uptone LPS1.2 via a nice Ghent DC cable, and I have taken the chance of moving to the same LPS / cable combo with my Wi-Fi router as well. I had to disconnect the power cable of the Extreme, so I am now in a...
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    Taiko Audio SGM Extreme : the Crème de la Crème

    Hello friends, what type and size are the screws of the top lid of the Extreme?
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    DCS Rossini APEX has arrived!

    Thanks Steve!
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    DCS Rossini APEX has arrived!

    New Rossini APEX + Clock owner here. Still early hours, but already exciting times! I have noticed a significant change of the over the first 50-60h of playback. Is the 100h mark a reasonable completion of burn-in or does it take even longer? I intend to experiment about power and BNC cables...
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    Taiko Audio SGM Extreme : the Crème de la Crème

    While excitedly waiting for my switch / network card combo, I'd like go give a big shout-out to the Taiko software development team for the huge improvements in usability brought by the alpha version released yesterday (v37) :cool: The improved library management and the capability to switch...
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    Taiko Audio SGM Extreme : the Crème de la Crème

    I am more scared about the manual work to move the Extreme out of the rack, and get my clumsy hands inside its guts :eek:
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    Taiko Audio SGM Extreme : the Crème de la Crème

    I hear you, but if I understood right, the TACDD would provide a sonic advantage over USB only in case the new mystery protocol / interconnect would be supported by the DAC with a dedicated receiver... For us DAVE users I believe the best option for 768 remains the USB type 4 driver to an...
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    Taiko Audio SGM Extreme : the Crème de la Crème

    Likely a dumb question, but ... if I convert my local flac files (some ripped and some purchased downloads) to wav using Dbpoweramp, should I expect the wav version to sound better?
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    Taiko Audio SGM Extreme : the Crème de la Crème

    To my ears, switching from Roon to XDMS is very apparent both on loudspeakers and on headphones. The additional clarity, snappiness and both spatial transparency / depth and musical resolution are striking. Getting back to Roon makes the sound comparatively slower, muddier, more diffuse. By the...
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    Taiko Audio SGM Extreme : the Crème de la Crème

    For powering the switch I will be ordering a custom DC cable from Ghent Audio with 2.1mm at one end (Uptone LPS 1.2) and 2.5mm at the other end. This would be my choice: ghentaudio --- DC-GAC4 Gotham GAC-4/1 11301 UltraPro Star Quad DC(JSSG360) Cable
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    Taiko Audio SGM Extreme : the Crème de la Crème

    I am not sure I realize what is the full value offered to an Extreme user by the PCIe card. It is clear that an user without a top flight DAC (as myself) could benefit from the onboard DAC, but I assume that most Extreme users have already a DAC above 20k, or (as myself) have one in the...
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    BACCH-SP: The future of high-end audio? Yes.

    Hello! Has anybody tried the BACCH-SP with headphones? I am in the market for a new DAC and listen to headphones (almost) only, and I thought I could kill two birds with one stone (DAC + 3D processor) with the BACCH-SP adio with the headphones processing software. Other than the DSP algorithm...

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