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

    From my humble experiences I also would expect this to be proven correct - I've found literally everything in the chain to benefit from increased power quality, and DCD is the best DC filtering I've experienced.
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    Introducing Olympus & Olympus I/O - A new perspective on modern music playback

    Thanks Emile, more fascinating insights..! I assume the size of the internal storage on the Olympus wouldn't matter wrt sound quality, its just the fact of it being there or not, in the form of a single drive of the type you identified / recommended?
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    Taiko Audio Extreme Music Server

    FYI - I found in the past when trying to use a Synology 4-drive NAS with an LPS, although the LPS was rated 'enough' theoretically [4A IIRC], it couldn't handle the initial start up draw and I had to use a more 'agricultural' solution that was rated at 10A. I didn't measure what it was actually...
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    Introducing Olympus & Olympus I/O - A new perspective on modern music playback

    This news about streaming and NAS sound quality is both unexpected and exciting! Can't wait to get my mitts and ears on the Olympus XDMI...
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    Taiko Audio Extreme Switch

    It's been a while since I listened to my system unfortunately (roll on July) but I remember being able to easily discern differences between support materials just using the supplied copper feet on the Switch, varying between wide-open / looser sounding <> tight / focus, basically what I recall...
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    Introducing Olympus & Olympus I/O - A new perspective on modern music playback

    Are there any signs that they are having the desired effect..?
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    Introducing Olympus & Olympus I/O - A new perspective on modern music playback

    Indeed, its great to see! AFAIK (and I hope) a new-hire Taiko design engineer will be working on an XDMI <> ProISL daughter card as their first project, IIRC it was potentially for the May-ish timeframe. In my recent dealings with Vince at MSB I've been urging him to have their team...
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    Introducing Olympus & Olympus I/O - A new perspective on modern music playback

    I definitely look forward to Emile's recommendation! [Edit] We just got it!
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    Introducing Olympus & Olympus I/O - A new perspective on modern music playback

    Steve, I'm in a strange situation where my system isn't in the house I spend most time at (long story), so I've had to get used to bursts of hifi. I will eventually move to be with it full time. But for now the advantages of the other place I live (see profile photo!) make up for it, and I...
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    Introducing Olympus & Olympus I/O - A new perspective on modern music playback

    Well, I shut down my system last night and won't be back until July. I will of course keep 'listening' vicariously through these forums. I just had a few (very happy) days listening to my new MSB Select Dac, which was a real step up from what I had before. The silver lining / best laid plan is...
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    Taiko Audio SGM Extreme : the Crème de la Crème

    Earlier this week @EuroDriver helped me with a support issue - I was unable to connect my new Dac via USB, turned out I needed a new USB driver. I think this was well into the evening for him, but he was really quick to get on the case, and we had a good chat while I watched him sort it out on...
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    Introducing Olympus & Olympus I/O - A new perspective on modern music playback

    I'm looking forward to trying it out, I've realised that (with RCA to XLR adapters) I'll be able to do a not quite apples to apples a/b test vs Select Dac using the analog in to MSBs pre-amp section.
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    Introducing Olympus & Olympus I/O - A new perspective on modern music playback

    That's my understanding of what the 'base board' that each daughterboard attaches to is, i.e. 'the XDMI hardware interface'. So they would 'just' need to agree on an external connector to use (unless its already decided).
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    Introducing Olympus & Olympus I/O - A new perspective on modern music playback

    It'd be great to see the mini-bps that powers the Taiko router and switch - if possible - be a 'general purpose' LPS-killer device that offers a selection of output voltages. Just asking for 'a friend' who is keen to see what can be done to improve the DC supply c.f. the MSB Select Dac...
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    Introducing Olympus & Olympus I/O - A new perspective on modern music playback

    Regardless of file format / sample rate I think you'll be impressed with XDMS / NSM. A brave new world indeed.
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