My guess is that if the switch does which it does make a difference in the router will also make a difference. I think the big kicker will be the BPS.
Taiko Audio SGM Extreme : the Crème de la Crème
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There are also elements of processing being off loaded from Extreme to the switch
Local file playback IS improved with the Switch and Network card (and I assume only the Switch by itself). This was confirmed by Emile and is the reason I bought the Switch+Card.
That does lead to an interesting question: if you control playback some other way (eg USB connected iPad) would it maximize SQ for local file playback? That is, shut down all network connections altogether.
I think I remember way back when someone mentioning that they did disconnect the net input connector when listening to local files.
Sounds kind of crazy but I could see if it made it sound amazing setting up a large queue and then disconnect in and let it play,. Probably not very practical, but like you said, is there a possibility of another method of control. Emile eventually will probably jump in an answer.
Sounds kind of crazy but I could see if it made it sound amazing setting up a large queue and then disconnect in and let it play,. Probably not very practical, but like you said, is there a possibility of another method of control. Emile eventually will probably jump in an answer.
Yes.. I already have the switch. This is specifically if I get more improvements if also add a ROUTER in addition to the SWITCH.
Yes. I agree. Wondering if adding the ROUTER with the SWITCH would get more sound quality?
emile has already answered this in the affirmative
Ah understood. The answer may lie in the Taiko product pdf’s
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I've posted this before re a very old TV commercial which very much reminds me of Emile ( E F Hutton) and we his listeners
Encouraging. Are you going to try for a setpoint of 80C (176F) or so? At 60C (140F) there might still be temperature protection issues for folks in hotter climates or who, like myself, only utilize A/C on the hottest of days.
Steve Z
Certainly we all vary according to how important certain attributes of our systems are to us, and how they affect our enjoyment of music. And that's fair -- it is (or should be) as much about "my fi" as it is about hi-fi.
I personally don't find the gap between streaming from Qobuz and playing local files so great that I would willingly cut myself off from the world of music that exists out there not in my local storage.
As Christiaan suggests, I do purchase and download music that really touches my soul, but I do it more because streaming services can and do drop content for a variety of reasons and not because I find I have objections about streaming sound quality.
Perhaps if all I had was a choice between Tidal and local files I might feel differently. I do have a preference for Qobuz over Tidal in terms of sound quality, but that may be more because more and more content on Tidal is MQA-processed -- much of which sounds "off" in some way to me -- and not because of streaming in and of itself.
As always, your mileage may vary -- and it should.
Steve Z
In the spirit of this track, I recommend also listening to ((( O ))). I know, this is impossible to search for, but it will help if you know one of the song titles, for instance, "Infintro", which is track one of the album ((( 1 ))). Sorry, I am not making up these names and it does not help infintro is spelled without an i. It's like she does this on purpose...Anyway, well worth listening to, I promise!
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I really like this album, thanks for sharing Chris. I found that ((( O ))) is noted to be June Marieezy and you can look her up on Wikipedia. There are a few albums on Tidal for June Marieezy, but not the one above. You have to search ((( O ))) on Tidal to find it.
My NIC also cuts out at a certain temp (around 70C) so I plan to add a few heatpipes to cool the chip on the Solarflare card in the final build, until then I'm using a fan on low rpm. FIS audio has a simialr passive cooling solution on the market.
I have.. it does feel like more micro details in the music.
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