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    Taiko Audio XDMS - Extreme Direct Music Server Software

    Hahaha I get zero bucks from anything audio related. But I'm glad that you found my post useful.
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    Taiko Audio XDMS - Extreme Direct Music Server Software

    As I understand it, Sound Profile is a setting that changes how a file is "refreshed" while it is loaded from storage and placed into the Z:\tmp ram disk, before being played by the xdplayer. If you just stop a track, switch setting, then play the track, my assertion is that you're not making a...
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    Taiko Audio Systems Gallery

    Also notice the Kronos vinyl rig sitting on the side wall. Guess we know which side won the war at chez @nenon! Room looks awesome!!
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    Taiko Audio XDMS - Extreme Direct Music Server Software

    For those of us yearning for true gapless, NSM is not there yet, although the team is working on this with very high priority. The good news is that NSM has improved the loading time of tracks significantly, and is much faster than Classic on this score. So while inter-track gaps are still...
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    Taiko Audio XDMS - Extreme Direct Music Server Software

    I've had NSM for about a day, and I agree with the other posters here that it is a major SQ uplift. I am hearing: - bass that is more articulate, more textured, yet somehow goes deeper, - rhythmic lines are much easier to follow, - tonal richness, saturation, and refinement, - longer decays, -...
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    What are you currently listening to (Classical)?

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    Taiko Audio SGM Extreme : the Crème de la Crème

    It probably is the cable. I’ve had issues with the Sablon Evo USB cable on some, but not all DACs, like the T+A and dCS DACs. The unique features of the cable also cause its characteristic impedance fall outside the compliance range of the USB spec. The best way to verify the cable as the root...
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    Taiko Audio SGM Extreme : the Crème de la Crème

    OK, to be very exact, I actually viewed the programs with the older Windows method. - click Start > Scroll down to Windows System > Control Panel - Now select Programs > Programs and Features - in this view, click once on Roon Server. You should see an Uninstall button - Click Uninstall, then...
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    Taiko Audio SGM Extreme : the Crème de la Crème

    Christiaan, Just one little extra observation for those who DIY following your excellent document. - after the update, if you go into Start > (gear) > Apps - at least on my system, I now see an entry for Roon (1353), and a stale entry for RoonServer (1311) - when I tried to uninstall...
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    Taiko Audio SGM Extreme : the Crème de la Crème

    I too got the booty call last night. :) "You up? Try this, tell me what you think. 221123.zip" Or words to that effect. I completely agree with all the descriptions posted. As I reported to Emile: "Improves both Roon and XDMS equally for me. But with XDMS, man oh man! Much more holographic...
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    Taiko Audio SGM Extreme : the Crème de la Crème

    There's no need to panic. This isn't the armageddon, just a software integration issue. It happens any time you rely on a 3rd party product, and that product changes something. It's not the end of civilization as we know it! Let's be patient and give the Taiko guys some time to sort it out.
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    Taiko Audio SGM Extreme : the Crème de la Crème

    Thanks to @dminches for finding this nugget and posting on the XDMS Discord. Roon made a fundamental packaging change in build 1353. They no longer provide a "RoonServer" installer on Windows, which is a headless package, not containing the Roon control app. Starting with 1353, they only have a...
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    Taiko Audio SGM Extreme : the Crème de la Crème

    Not really, for the rest of us! Nice try, Ed. ;)
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    Taiko Audio SGM Extreme : the Crème de la Crème

    no I’m happy with that. :cool: Since many users with the router seem to be returning to Roon, I just wanted you to confirm that the XDMS project as a whole will remain a high priority, because for the rest of us, XDMS is still head and shoulders better than Roon.
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    Taiko Audio SGM Extreme : the Crème de la Crème

    Some of us access our Extremes from all over the house, depending on the use case. Yes, while listening, one is in the audio space, and it is reasonable to have a device connected to the Taiko wifi to select and control the music to listen. But there are other times we interact with the Extreme...
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