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

For those who just started reading up on Olympus, Olympus I/O, and XDMI, please note that all information in this thread has been summarized in a single PDF document that can be downloaded from the Taiko Website.

https://taikoaudio.com/taiko-2020/taiko-audio-downloads

The document is frequently updated.

Scroll down to the 'XDMI, Olympus Music Server, Olympus I/O' section and click 'XDMI, Olympus, Olympus I/O Product Introduction & FAQ' to download the latest version.

Good morning WBF!​

We are introducing the culmination of close to 4 years of research and development. As a bona fide IT/tech nerd with a passion for music, I have always been intrigued by the potential of leveraging the most modern of technologies in order to create a better music playback experience. This, amongst others, led to the creation of our popular, perhaps even revolutionary, Extreme music server 5 years ago, which we have been steadily improving and updating with new technologies throughout its life cycle. Today I feel we can safely claim it's holding its ground against the onslaught of new server releases from other companies, and we are committed to keep improving it for years to come.

We are introducing a new server model called the Olympus. Hierarchically, it positions itself above the Extreme. It does provide quite a different music experience than the Extreme, or any other server I've heard, for that matter. Conventional audiophile descriptions such as sound staging, dynamics, color palette, etc, fall short to describe this difference. It does not sound digital or analog, I would be inclined to describe it as coming closer to the intended (or unintended) performance of the recording engineer.

Committed to keeping the Extreme as current as possible, we are introducing a second product called the Olympus I/O. This is an external upgrade to the Extreme containing a significant part of the Olympus technology, allowing it to come near, though not entirely at, Olympus performance levels. The Olympus I/O can even be added to the Olympus itself to elevate its performance even further, though not as dramatic an uplift as adding it to the Extreme. Consider it the proverbial "cherry on top".

 

If you contact us to report an issue of this kind, please add the time period in which this occurs and whether or not you had to reboot or not (reboot means Roon RAAT (Roon Advanced Audio Transport) crashed, while a stop after which you can resume playback is a network or stream interruption.

The latter is mostly Qobuz, it’s had several periods with issues, the most recent being this:

Qobuz Library Sync Resolution

Between January 18th-23rd, Qobuz tracks and albums appeared missing from some Roon libraries due to a Qobuz connection issue, which has now been resolved.

Missing content will automatically reappearwithin 72 hours. No data or favorites were lost.

We apologize for any inconvenience and appreciate your patience. If issues persist after 72 hours, please contact us.

Playback then stops when it comes across a “temporary missing track”.

 

Same thing here. It's happened once each day, over the last days. The exact same as you describe, only option is to reboot the Olympus. I am running the O and I/O with the XDMI analog out of the I/O.

Could the last days be 16 days? Do you recall updating to:

Roon/ RoonServer

2.0 (build 1496) production

 

Could the last days be 16 days? Do you recall updating to:

Roon/ RoonServer

2.0 (build 1496) production

Yes, I am running build 1496

 

Yes, I am running build 1496

No issues here, whatever: Roon build 1496, Olympus solo and Taiko DAC card.

 

I would suggest keeping a detailed log. This way When reporting back to SUPPORT you will have all the specifics...EDIT: In your log I would also mention network: Taiko Router? Who has/or doesn't...

 

Could the last days be 16 days? Do you recall updating to:

Roon/ RoonServer

2.0 (build 1496) production

If you contact us to report an issue of this kind, please add the time period in which this occurs and whether or not you had to reboot or not (reboot means Roon RAAT (Roon Advanced Audio Transport) crashed, while a stop after which you can resume playback is a network or stream interruption.

The latter is mostly Qobuz, it’s had several periods with issues, the most recent being this:



Playback then stops when it comes across a “

I would suggest keeping a detailed log. This way When reporting back to SUPPORT you will have all the specifics...

Very good. And I would imagine that one key point is whether the media playing when the issue occurs is from internal storage, NAS, Tidal or Qobuz etc.

 

Very good. And I would imagine that a key point is whether the media playing when the issue occurs is from internal storage, NAS, Tidal or Qobuz etc.

Yes if a detailed log is kept, Qobuz, Tidal, NAS, Internal Storage, Time, Analog Out, 360, MSB etc., perhaps something will equate...

 

I have noticed that several of my demo tracks that I have in a playlist have said they are unavailable. When I play this play list it merely skips to the next file and bypasses those which are unavailable. I have the current Roon version and have not experienced any issues

 

I have noticed that several of my demo tracks that I have in a playlist have said they are unavailable. When I play this play list it merely skips to the next file and bypasses those which are unavailable. I have the current Roon version and have not experienced any issues

Are these local files or from a streaming service? It is helpful to distinguish between the 2 since it is common for streaming files to become unavailable.

 

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