Taiko Audio SGM Extreme : the Crème de la Crème

[heebrog]

I haven't used Roon in a long time. Are the updated Extremes on 1.8(build 898)?

 

[Taiko Audio]

I haven't used Roon in a long time. Are the updated Extremes on 1.8(build 898)?

Yes you have to update Roon.

 

[Rhapsody]

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Last one, I promise. This is the best I have *ever* heard my music sound! Emile and company — thank you very very much!

Steve Z

Several great selections Steve, many thx. They sound delectable with the updates!!! Probably would sound great on a transistor radio too

 

[Tesuka]

Oh My God, it's a masterpiece... Thank's Taiko team and Emile.

 

[Zeotrope]

 

[nonesup]

Hi Emile.
I loaded Teamviewer yesterday at 23:30. How can I know if the keys are still active?

 

[Rhapsody]

Hi Emile.
I loaded Teamviewer yesterday at 23:30. How can I know if the keys are still active?

You just look at the credentials and see if they are the same as they were. Look at your email that you sent and see if they match what are there now.

 

[nonesup]

Thx

 

[cat6man]

Good morning,

When the update has been applied you can load the appropriate USB profile, for which profile to use see the table at the end of this post, those are located on your desktop and you can execute them by right-clicking and selecting "Run with Powershell". The Extreme will then reboot and the profile will be active.

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Next you have to select the appropriate output bit rate in Roon according to the same table.

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-Analog Domain DAC1 - USB2 - Roon 32-bit

-Anthem STR - USB3 - Roon 24-bit

-APL DSD-MR

-APL DSD-SR

-Aries Cerat Helene - USB4 - Roon 32-bit

-Aries Cerat Kassandra - USB4 - Roon 32-bit

-Aqua Formula xHD V2.0 - USB4 - Roon 32-bit

-Aqua La Scala - USB3 - Roon 24-bit

-Ayre QX-5 with USB2 upgrade - USB4 - Roon 32-bit

-B&O Beolab 50 - USB1 or USB3 - Roon 32-bit

-Boulder 2120

-Bricasti MDxx - USB4 - Roon 32-bit

-Brinkmann Nyquist - USB3 - Roon 24-bit

-CH Precision - USB3 - Roon 24-bit

-DCS Bartok - USB3 - Roon 24-bit

-DCS Rossini - USB3 - Roon 24-bit

-DCS Rossini Player - USB3 - Roon 24-bit

-DCS Vivaldi - USB3 - Roon 24-bit

-DCS Vivaldi Up-sampler - USB3 - Roon 24-bit

-DCS Vivaldi One - USB3 - Roon 24-bit

-Denafrips Gaia

-Denafrips Terminator Plus

-Devialet Expert Pro

-EMM Labs DA2 - USB3 - Roon 24-bit

-EMM Labs DAC2V2 - USB3 - Roon 24-bit

-EMM Labs DAC2X - USB3 - Roon 24-bit

-Esoteric Grandioso D1X (PCM only)

-Esoteric K-01X (PCM only)

-Esoteric K-01XD (PCM only)

-Esoteric K-03 (PCM only)

-Exogal Comet - USB3 - Roon 24-bit

-Goldmund Mimesis 20H Nextgen - USB3 - Roon 24-bit

-Gustard X26 Pro - USB4 - Roon 32-bit

-Holo Audio May - USBx - Roon 24-bit

-Ideon Absolute

-iFi Pro iDSD

-Lampizator - USB4 - Roon 32-bit

-LH Davinci MKII - USB4 - Roon 32-bit

-LH Virtuoso - USB4 - Roon 32-bit

-Luxman D10X - USB1 or USB3 - Roon 24-bit

-Matrix Audio X-SPDIF 2 - USB1 or USB3 - Roon 24 bit

-Meitner MA-3 - USB3 - Roon 24-bit

-Meitner XDS1 V3

-MSB Pro USB - USB3 - Roon 24-bit

-MSB V / Quad - USB3 - Roon 24-bit

-Mutec MC-3+ - USB3 - Roon 24-bit

-Nagra HD-X - USB2 - Roon 32-bit

-Nagra Tube Dac - USB2 - Roon 32-bit

-Pilium Elektra

-Resolution Audio Cantata 3.0

-Sennheiser HE-1 - USB2 - Roon 32-bit

-Singxer SU-6 - USB3 - Roon 24-bit

-SoTM dx-usbHD - USB1 or USB3 - Roon 24-bit

-Soulution 330 - USB3 - Roon 24-bit

-Soulution 760 - USB3 - Roon 24-bit

-T+A MP 2500R

-T+A SD(V)3100

-Thrax Maximinus -USB4 - Roon 32-bit

-Topping NX4DSD -USB4 - Roon 32-bit

-Totaldac - USB1 or USB3 - Roon 24-bit

-Trinity 1st gen model - USB1 or USB3 - Roon 24-bit

-Trinity Reference

-Vinnie Rossi L2 - USB4 - Roon 32-bit

-Vitus - USB4 - Roon 32-bit

-Wadax Reference - USB3 - Roon 24-bit

-Weiss DAC-501

-Ypsilon 1000 - USB4 - Roon 32-bit

one observation, one question:

at step 2 on an android phone, the 'audio' tab is at the top (not the left) and is not visible until you swipe left

after step 7, when the bits/sample is set for roon, my screen selections differ from what Emile shows.
specifically, both the 'use max buffer size' and 'use power of 2 buffer sizes' are set to Yes, while Emile's screen shows them set to No.

haven't listened yet...........it's fun time now.

TotalDAC users: i've set my initial buffers setting to usb3............please report here if you prefer usb1 or usb3

 

[Taiko Audio]

one observation, one question:

at step 2 on an android phone, the 'audio' tab is at the top (not the left) and is not visible until you swipe left

after step 7, when the bits/sample is set for roon, my screen selections differ from what Emile shows.
specifically, both the 'use max buffer size' and 'use power of 2 buffer sizes' are set to Yes, while Emile's screen shows them set to No.

haven't listened yet...........it's fun time now.

TotalDAC users: i've set my initial buffers setting to usb3............please report here if you prefer usb1 or usb3

'use max buffer size' and 'use power of 2 buffer sizes' are set to Yes <--- Better disable those, those are not default values!

 

[Taiko Audio]

Hi Emile.
I loaded Teamviewer yesterday at 23:30. How can I know if the keys are still active?

I think I'm near that time, almost there !

 

[dminches]

Last minute I managed to boost TAS sound quality to be more competitive again. I’ll leave comparisons for those who feel like it.

We have decided to make Roon the default on system startup. To use TAS you will have to launch the TAS remote and switch to TAS.

As we have integrated a part of TAS into the new USB driver, being of obvious mayor benefit to Roon, you will have to set TAS buffers to Auto or it will not play. See the attached screenshot.

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Can someone remind me how one gets to this configuration screen?

 

[Taiko Audio]

Can someone remind me how one gets to this configuration screen?

To access the player settings screen, tap and hold
your finger on the (green) player button and the relevant
settings screen will open

 

[dminches]

My “very quick and subject to change” assessment of the OS and driver upgrade is that I now prefer Roon over TAS. TAS’s sound has gotten a little thin compared to Roon.

 

[Taiko Audio]

I have updated all Extremes I received requests for now. If you are still waiting I either overlooked your installation request or it did not arrive.

 

[MarkusBarkus]

...poor guy! I was your last update and it was a problem. Thanks, Emile. You're a gem...

 

[austinpop]

@Taiko Audio

Thanks for that marathon effort!

Now, may I suggest taking the rest of the evening off and go do something fun with your Valentine.

 

[Bobofei86]

Kudos to Emile and Taiko Team, you guys always offer the world class service, i just played a round in my system which sounds much better, it sounds more relax and emotional especially the vocal and piano, unfortunately it's 1am in my timezone now and i cant play louder

 

[subdeath666]

my first reply on WBF given to Taiko, better performances after new upgrade, best sound so far since i bought Extreme in 2020

SGM EXTREME PRO MAX!

 

[wil]

Oh My God, it's a masterpiece... Thank's Taiko team and Emile. View attachment 89275

This picture just says it all about Music...