Emile, thank you for your care and attention.
Firmware v1.0.3-0-g85adedf
S/N TAR00069
Taiko Audio Extreme Router
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Firmware v1.0.3-0-g85adedf
S/N TAR00069
Big THANKS, Emile! Ed updated XDMS and I believe Ted is going to remote in to address this...
Hi @Armsan ,
That firmware version is the current "old" version and your serial number is not in the "beta test" router group.
Depending on login timing to the router interface though, it can occur the firmware button briefly shows "refreshing firmware". This indicates it's checking if there's a new firmware version available but could easily be perceived as if it's installing new firmware. We'll take a look into making this more clear, for example change "refreshing" in "checking for".
Has the Roon via port forwarding issue been resolved? Is it being worked on?
About 2 months ago Roon made a change to the ports it uses and now Roon isn’t always accessible via port forwarding. There are work arounds but they involve first loading XDMS and then going back to Roon.
@Taiko Audio ?
About 2 months ago Roon made a change to the ports it uses and now Roon isn’t always accessible via port forwarding. There are work arounds but they involve first loading XDMS and then going back to Roon.
@Taiko Audio ?
Ray, I haven't been stacking the Taiko DCD, switch and router but when my Olympus gets here and I finally get everything back into the rack and off the floor I think I will have to stack at least the DCD on top of one or the other (router or switch). I plan to use those little felt pads that stick the bottom of chair legs to protect my wooden floors.
I won't peel off the the plastic covering the self-stick side. That side will go up and I'll set the little "feet" on the DCD on top of the pads.
I'm not going to drive myself crazy trying out a bunch of different materials or configurations. I'll leave that to more
Steve Z
Steve williams
Site Founder, Site Owner, Administrator
Steve you’re the master of the best least expensive fixes. Kudos my friendRay, I haven't been stacking the Taiko DCD, switch and router but when my Olympus gets here and I finally get everything back into the rack and off the floor I think I will have to stack at least the DCD on top of one or the other (router or switch). I plan to use those little felt pads that stick the bottom of chair legs to protect my wooden floors.
I won't peel off the the plastic covering the self-stick side. That side will go up and I'll set the little "feet" on the DCD on top of the pads.
I'm not going to drive myself crazy trying out a bunch of different materials or configurations. I'll leave that to moreOCDambitious people .
Steve Z
Ray, I haven't been stacking the Taiko DCD, switch and router but when my Olympus gets here and I finally get everything back into the rack and off the floor I think I will have to stack at least the DCD on top of one or the other (router or switch). I plan to use those little felt pads that stick the bottom of chair legs to protect my wooden floors.
I won't peel off the the plastic covering the self-stick side. That side will go up and I'll set the little "feet" on the DCD on top of the pads.
I'm not going to drive myself crazy trying out a bunch of different materials or configurations. I'll leave that to moreOCDambitious people .
Steve Z
Thank you Steve, that's the blue collar solution I have in place right now (with an added layer of microfiber cloth under the floor protectors). I have my stack 3 high, so more cautious on the weight on the switch at the bottom
I'll poke around for some interesting looking options
At one point @nenon found a mini equipment tower and was going to look into trying it out. Not sure what happened with that.
Thanks for the kind words, Steve.
As a working-class guy who only came into some money relatively late in life, I've always looked for simple, cost-effective solutions to problems or tweaks to audio systems.
My first systems were part or all DIY since I couldn't afford the expensive stuff and I still have my DIY Teres turntable which I am currently I'm rebuilding to convert the plinth and suspension to a panzerholz/sorbothane/FR-4 GRP constrained layer plinth with VPI HW-40 suspension feet and panzerholz armboards.
Often, there is an industrial or commercial device, often the exact same product much cheaper than purchasing from an audiophile source. Time spent perusing the on-line McMaster-Carr and Grainger catalogs will turn up all kinds of interesting things that can be adapted to audio systems.
Steve
I had written in another thread:
„I use the Taiko router, switch and dcd with a Sean Jacobs mini arc6 dc4 power supply.
I had all three sitting on their perfectly rounded, massive copper feet.
In an old Stillpoints ess rack on acrylic boards.
Using Ansuz t2s under switch and Stillpoints ultra ss under router did help things a lot.
Slightly reduced dynamic impact fully restored, better colour saturation, placement, everything.
There was a single Stillpoints ultra 5 v2 lying around here, unused.
I put it under the diminutive dcd.
Whoa.
Depth of space, separation and depth, quality and localisation of bass instruments was much improved.
No drawbacks.
I want to highly recommend experimenting with footers and racks.
These aren’t subtle differences, not at all“
I do not like futzing around.
I prefer listening to my choice of music.
But …
Take some unused but decent footers and put them under dcd, switch, router.
The effect might well make you want to try your very best footers with Taiko dcd, switch, router.
Thank me later
„I use the Taiko router, switch and dcd with a Sean Jacobs mini arc6 dc4 power supply.
I had all three sitting on their perfectly rounded, massive copper feet.
In an old Stillpoints ess rack on acrylic boards.
Using Ansuz t2s under switch and Stillpoints ultra ss under router did help things a lot.
Slightly reduced dynamic impact fully restored, better colour saturation, placement, everything.
There was a single Stillpoints ultra 5 v2 lying around here, unused.
I put it under the diminutive dcd.
Whoa.
Depth of space, separation and depth, quality and localisation of bass instruments was much improved.
No drawbacks.
I want to highly recommend experimenting with footers and racks.
These aren’t subtle differences, not at all“
I do not like futzing around.
I prefer listening to my choice of music.
But …
Take some unused but decent footers and put them under dcd, switch, router.
The effect might well make you want to try your very best footers with Taiko dcd, switch, router.
Thank me later
Don't get me wrong, my suggestion of felt floor protector pads as something to place between the feet of the Taiko networking devices stacked one on top of each other was not as a vibration or sound tuning device.I had written in another thread:
„I use the Taiko router, switch and dcd with a Sean Jacobs mini arc6 dc4 power supply.
I had all three sitting on their perfectly rounded, massive copper feet.
In an old Stillpoints ess rack on acrylic boards.
Using Ansuz t2s under switch and Stillpoints ultra ss under router did help things a lot.
Slightly reduced dynamic impact fully restored, better colour saturation, placement, everything.
There was a single Stillpoints ultra 5 v2 lying around here, unused.
I put it under the diminutive dcd.
Whoa.
Depth of space, separation and depth, quality and localisation of bass instruments was much improved.
No drawbacks.
I want to highly recommend experimenting with footers and racks.
These aren’t subtle differences, not at all“
I do not like futzing around.
I prefer listening to my choice of music.
But …
Take some unused but decent footers and put them under dcd, switch, router.
The effect might well make you want to try your very best footers with Taiko dcd, switch, router.
Thank me later
My Taiko trio rest on top of two different IKEA bamboo cutting boards which rest on top of quartets of Stillpoints Ultra SS, hard-hat end up. These in turn have their flat ends resting on a wooden floor by my main equipment Stillpoints ESS grid-shelf rack.
I don't know that I'd characterize the improvement as huge but it is noticeable without a bunch of A/B/A/B testing, playing special segments of "test" tracks, etc. So, yes I completely agree with you. For those who have the ambition and the inclination, experimenting with can pay dividends.
Since everyone's environment -- room structure, rack, supports, shelf material, mass of devices, compliance of support devices, etc etc etc will all vary it is a matter of tuning the "spring" to achieve the sonic results most pleasing to the individual. This being "My Fi" much more than some absolute sound "Hi Fi".
Steve Z
Steve williams
Site Founder, Site Owner, Administrator
I totally agree. I have Center Stage Ultra TT footers under my Taiko Router, Taiko Switch and Taiko DCD......I had written in another thread:
„I use the Taiko router, switch and dcd with a Sean Jacobs mini arc6 dc4 power supply.
I had all three sitting on their perfectly rounded, massive copper feet.
In an old Stillpoints ess rack on acrylic boards.
Using Ansuz t2s under switch and Stillpoints ultra ss under router did help things a lot.
Slightly reduced dynamic impact fully restored, better colour saturation, placement, everything.
There was a single Stillpoints ultra 5 v2 lying around here, unused.
I put it under the diminutive dcd.
Whoa.
Depth of space, separation and depth, quality and localisation of bass instruments was much improved.
No drawbacks.
I want to highly recommend experimenting with footers and racks.
These aren’t subtle differences, not at all“
I do not like futzing around.
I prefer listening to my choice of music.
But …
Take some unused but decent footers and put them under dcd, switch, router.
The effect might well make you want to try your very best footers with Taiko dcd, switch, router.
Thank me later
There are two mini rack options I would like to try.
The first one is from Audiobyte but I think they are still working on it:
The second one is the mini rack from Artesania (I believe originally designed for Nagra equipment)
(dimensions are in metric units)
It's good that Artesania offers 3 and 4 shelves. The 4-shelf version will allow accommodating a LPS as well.
I am planning to try both of these side by side and do an A/B testing to see how much difference they make and which one I prefer. But it will take me some time to get there.
In the meantime, I am planning to try an Artesania amp stand on the Olympus. That will happen sooner than the above mini racks.
After 10 minutes or so shopping around Amazon, I got these:
No special thoughts or insights here, I just liked the idea of copper discs for the copper case work. Total of 6 discs and round rubber pads, about 5 minutes to put in place (including giving the shiny cases a good cleaning)
For the really hardcore, these are the white gloves I use
(for the record, not for audio stuff, but for when I'm polishing/cleaning up stuff for other hobbies
I've been using Maas metal polish for chrome and stainless steel (not for use with brushed metal surfaces). It wipes on, wipes off with a clean microfiber cloth and claims to leave a protective film.We need to track down more automobile detailing audiophiles
Most importantly, it comes in French Lavender scent. This makes all the difference in the world. C'est plus relaxant!
Steve Z
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