thank you for your opinion, unfortunately Rockna NET is a relatively old design (about 6 years) and is based on Roon, which does not suit me
Introduction of my new Antipodes K50 Music Server
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For you K50 or K40 owners, are you using an internal SSD and if so, was it a noticeable improvement over a NAS or other external source?
I have a Symposium Foundation Ultra w/ the optional Rollerblock Module isolation and had some Rollerblock JR. HDSEs that I was using on the server it replaced, so I'm continuing to use these for the K50.
I streamed from a NAS for a long time and found that using internal drives sound better - first with HDD in a Melco N10 and now with the SSDs in my K50.
Have you experimented without the Rollerblock module? Curious.
I have A/V RoomService EVPs and HRS Nimbus Couplers + Risers and will probably use one or the other simply because I already have them.
Well, the Rollerblock Modules in the rack are actually a part of each rack support, so essentially, each shelf in the rack is floating on Rollerblocks and I can't really remove those without taking the entire rack apart and putting it back together.
As I wrote previously, in addition to that, I'm using the Rollerblock JR. HDSEs under the K50 and the shelf it sits on.
To answer your question, no, I haven't removed the Rollerblock JRs to see if there is a sound difference.
I didn’t realize the Symposium Foundation Ultra is a rack. I mistakenly thought it was a shelf/platform. Apologies for my rather ignorant reply.
Thanks for the info, though. I have some Rollerblock+ devices, but those are being used under my Esoteric disk player.
No worries and not ignorant at all - there are way too many manufacturers and products to keep track of!
I am using the internal drive, Samsung EVO. I don't notice much difference between it and Roon Server/player
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I am pondering if I should go with some in particular that existing owners seems to prefer with the k50. I have some of the Edensound sound dampening blocks in a box somewhere I may just throw them under it and see how it goes.
I started out using Stillpoint Ultra SS and changed to the CMS CenterStage 2 1.0. I preferred the CMS footers, they had a more organic and natural sound.
I use the Isoacoustic Orea Indigo on my Modulum rack. It cleaned up lots of the edges and made the sound more relaxed. Placement makes a difference. Initially I place them under the existing footer but I experienced better result in placing them directly under the box. Still experimenting on best location....definitely subtle changes, not night and day.
(pic below with the Isoacoustic on the original footer)
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Most footer instructions regardless of brand/model recommend placement directly contacting the chassis rather than a unit's footers, so your observation doesn't surprise me.
Have you tried moving the Orea Indigos so they're directly under the K50 power supplies (located in the front of the component)?
From post #367 in this thread:
Due to the fact that there is no universally agreed to standard for I2S, the K50 has DIP switches at the bottom of the unit for easy access which allow users to change the combinations in order to get it to work with different components.
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Do you have the Nimbus Couplers under your K50? Which size risers did you get? I am kicking the tires on these right now just not alot of good feedback on them and the prices are high so would be great to hear something positive. Obviously I understand every system is different but thes design of these looks promising for alot of component types.
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