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

    Ha ha. Thank you Emile for the confirmation. That is remarkable and unexpected. Turned the system on yesterday and listened tonight to the current fully loaded extreme (with XDMS) after being out of town for several days. Wow…it seems the sound only continues to get better and not by a small...
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    Introducing Olympus & Olympus I/O - A new perspective on modern music playback

    Hi Emile, So to make sure I’m understanding correctly, are you saying that playing files from streaming (e.g., Qobuz) or an NSA (network storage device) will result in equal or better sound quality than from playing files from internal storage? And that therefore you can choose to leave...
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    Introducing Olympus & Olympus I/O - A new perspective on modern music playback

    I turned on my system (with all the latest Taiko hardware goodies plus NSM) this evening after not having heard it since last week when a few friends came over to listen. They had heard the system two months ago and they were all very impressed by the “new” sound. It was indeed very good and...
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    Introducing Olympus & Olympus I/O - A new perspective on modern music playback

    Mr. Understatement said "significantly better"...now that's saying something!;)
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    Riviera Labs AFM-100 SE Class A Monoi amplifiers- something new and different

    Couldn’t agree more. There are two very insightful points in your statement that get to the core of what defines audio system performance: “the challenge towards becoming one with the music as presented by an audio system is not the need for more information, it's the mandate to suffer less...
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    He spent his life building a $1 million stereo. The real cost was unfathomable

    Yes the inevitable “What do you think?. And its inextricable link to the justification of the owner’s efforts and pride, and the often requisite polite reply. “But as Fritz cranked the loudest version of the Contours hit I’d ever heard, it was impossible to listen critically. Was the bass...
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    He spent his life building a $1 million stereo. The real cost was unfathomable

    You’re welcome. My pleasure. Glad you could access the link.
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    He spent his life building a $1 million stereo. The real cost was unfathomable

    He spent his life building a $1 million stereo. The real cost was unfathomable. I saw the article headline above in today’s Washington Post and had to read it. In some ways, I wish I hadn’t. [I’m including the link here at the bottom of the post. I copied as a gift so that hopefully others...
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    One Man's Dream - Ken Fritz Documentary

    He spent his life building a $1 million stereo. The real cost was unfathomable. I saw the article headline above in today’s Washington Post and had to read it. in some ways, I wish I hadn’t. [I’m including the link here at the bottom of the post. I copied as a gift so that hopefully others...
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    Introducing Olympus & Olympus I/O - A new perspective on modern music playback

    Emile, Thank you for clarifying that an XLR analog output will not be available at launch. Will just have to “borrow” some high end RCA cables in order to test the XDMI analog option without using adapters. ;)
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    Introducing Olympus & Olympus I/O - A new perspective on modern music playback

    I hereby amend my vote to include the waffle maker. Bravo Howie!!
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    Introducing Olympus & Olympus I/O - A new perspective on modern music playback

    Hi Emile, If we’re starting to count votes, my own preference is to use: (1) balanced analog output to a preamp (I don’t envision not using my current CH Precision L10 anytime in the near future - but never say never); and (2) AES digital output to DAC - specifically to a totaldac sublime.
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    Introducing Olympus & Olympus I/O - A new perspective on modern music playback

    Great. Thank you for the clarification Emile! Best holiday wishes to the Taiko Team!
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    Introducing Olympus & Olympus I/O - A new perspective on modern music playback

    Emile, Just wanted to make sure that I’m understanding correctly that the Olympus+Olympus I/O option will be shipped with two daughter boards - one with an analog RCA stereo output, and the other with AES and SPDIF digital outs. Correct?
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    Coming Soon: High End Balanced Interconnect Shootout: Odin 2, Valhalla 2, AQ Dragon, Stealth Sakra V17LE, Ansuz D2 & more?

    JimiinGa, Seeing a master setup expert at work multiple times and hearing the results is believing. I don’t mean to be be oppositional or say that you are wrong, all I can tell you is my direct experience contradicts your statement that “Changing cables/DACS and possibly altering frequencies...
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