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  1. Kingsrule

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

    DAC is MSB SII with Digital Director No XDMS just Roon
  2. Kingsrule

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

    I just revisited the original 3 files Marty sent me in December Very close The Duke Ellington .wav file gets the nod for me The other 2 a toss-up, especially Baby Blue
  3. Kingsrule

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

    He sent me some files also, probably the same ones. (I might of forgotten to thank him so thank you cat6man) For me the .wav files sounded more polite, a bit smooth/processed. Almost like the micro-details were missing.
  4. Kingsrule

    American Sound, "The Absolute Nothing"

    I think the opposite. I'll bet many here are of a technical inclination/background. That's why all the pointed technical interest keep coming....
  5. Kingsrule

    American Sound, "The Absolute Nothing"

    To me it's the most beautiful, revolutionary, forward thinking, bad ass looking piece of audio gear currently in existence...
  6. Kingsrule

    Taiko Audio Extreme Music Server

    nenon Great insight and different perspective...
  7. Kingsrule

    Taiko Audio Extreme Music Server

    What NAS and drives is everyone looking at? I need 24Tb of storage, 12v seems perfect. Can't start too early to get ready for Olympus
  8. Kingsrule

    AXPONA 2024 Ron Reporting

    The best of the youtube reports. What an effort. Thank you Ron
  9. Kingsrule

    Axpona 24’ Mike Lavigne pics

    Mike Thank u for spot on coverage technique! Makes the rest pale in comparison....
  10. Kingsrule

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

    Or get Ted a bunk in the shop Or a guy or two on a night shift !
  11. Kingsrule

    Rhapsody.Audio Listening Rooms

    Shipping the speakers horizontal instead of vertical is a good move by Magico.
  12. Kingsrule

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

    Hi Emile The level of craftsmanship is just outstanding...keep the photos coming!
  13. Kingsrule

    Taiko Audio SGM Extreme : the Crème de la Crème

    I just put a new Schurter in afew days ago after 4+ years. Definitely smoother and maybe a bit fuller body
  14. Kingsrule

    Taiko Audio SGM Extreme : the Crème de la Crème

    Is the stock Schurter fuse used in Extreme directional?
  15. Kingsrule

    ARC announces price increase effective Mid-March '24

    Guys, Just a clarifying FYI: AR does not refer to Audio Research Corporation AR = Acoustic Research ARC = Audio Research Corporation (Audio Research for short)
  16. Kingsrule

    Taiko Audio Extreme DC Power Distributor

    *To avoid getting into trouble, that switch shall remain unnamed. But we like trouble...
  17. Kingsrule

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

    Good question Biggest design flaw on Extreme....
  18. Kingsrule

    Taiko Audio Extreme Router

    There was a sticker in my router case that has the user name and password on it, in the correct position...
  19. Kingsrule

    Taiko Audio SGM Extreme : the Crème de la Crème

    When I had the Vivaldi stack, the preamp was horrible. Actually the whole dCS implementation was pretty bad. Mappers, upsampling, filters, cables, beta after beta software, just a mess. This was before APEX but still seems to be the case. The virtues you speak of are the poor dCS preamp, not...
  20. Kingsrule

    Soulution 511 Amplifier Impressions

    Interesting I ran a pair of 511's in mono on Magico MProjects and it wasn't good. Basically the exact opposite of what u described. Thin, hard, not very dynamic. Couldn't wait to move on They were gone in a few months
  21. Kingsrule

    R.I.P. Jim Winey

    LMAO My experience almost identical: In 75 I was off to Grad school on a full R,B,T scholarship. So what did I do? Took out a student loan and bought some gear: Tympani 1C's (maybe D's) ,SP3A, and a Quatre Gain Cell amp, all from Stereo Emporium in Buffalo,NY. Maybe in the Spring of 76 I bought...
  22. Kingsrule

    Melco C1 SFP+ Direct Attach Cable : the first in audiophile market

    I too prefer the fiber cable from PRO USB to DD Maybe "audio" SFP+ cables will make a difference
  23. Kingsrule

    MSB Discrete DAC

    Looks like the 1000 watt version is cheaper...IS1000HG
  24. Kingsrule

    IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT RE SLOW WBF SERVERS--PLEASE READ FOR INFORMATION RE FIXES NECESSARY

    Come on guys, donate some $$ to help off set the costs... It would be great if those opportunists who use WBF to make money step up!
  25. Kingsrule

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

    1000 and 3000 EURO for a cable??? Talk about a money grab.....
  26. Kingsrule

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

    I have to say I was hoping MSB would be first......
  27. Kingsrule

    Seismion Reactio Plus

    6400 EURO = $7000 USD 8625 USD from Canada, even with shipping seems like a big reach... Actually the 543 is now $10,995 USD on sonic artistry Canadian site.....
  28. Kingsrule

    Rockport Technologies Introduces Orion Loudspeaker

    Andy is awesome. Very insightful. Ron Why no question about a TT??
  29. Kingsrule

    Riviera Labs AFM-100 SE Class A Monoi amplifiers- something new and different

    OK so when do you announce u are the Riviera distributor/importer?
  30. Kingsrule

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

    I too prefer the optical from PRO USB module over the DAC SFP+ cable on my MSB Select II. What I haven't tried yet is replacing the optical between the S II DAC and the DD with an SFP+ cable. It will be interesting to see what Emile recommends with his MSB/XDMI solution

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