Taiko Audio SGM Extreme : the Crème de la Crème
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I'm in an industrial area which I presume has a significant impact on system performance. SQ is OK from 5am to 7am, then it goes in the toilet until 5pm, the early evening tapers down till the best SQ is achieved about 11pm. Depending on the time of day, sometimes Roon flavor is better; sometimes XDMS flavor. Over the last week I've been rolling speakers, amplifiers, cables, tubes as well as Roon and XDMS trying to get a handle on what works now since the updates. At one extreme, XDMS sounded like razor blades with my SS amp and unshielded cables. On the other extreme, Roon with tube amps, shielded cables, and horn speakers sounded like a wet blanket.
Steve, I see you use power conditioning as well. Mine is a modest Shunyata unit with only about 20db of RF attenuation. Also, the NIC and switch aren't due to arrive here for another couple weeks.
So bottom line is both Roon and XDMS are doing their jobs better than ever since last week's updates/fixes. When conditions are right, SQ is the best it has been. However, now the effects of my power fluctuations, which I've known about for some time, are more pronounced than ever. Power and network upgrades just became more important than an amplifier upgrade, maybe.
Perhaps Taiko has something in the works to remedy this.
Perhaps Taiko has something in the works to remedy this.
they're on it. it's called the BPS
i just now updated my router firmware, no issues.
the one thing that might snag people is that your pc/tablet may revert to your home network while the router is rebooting, so go into settings and re-select your taiko wifi to see the router.
Christiaan Punter
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A hint to reconnect to Taiko Wi-Fi and log back in after the Router reboot is included in the Firmware Update Guide
I couldn't see the firmware upgrade either until I reset the Taiko Router (via software).
One question- despite me setting a static IP on my main asus router, my Taiko Router keeps acquiring a new IP upon reset. Anyone know why this is the case?
One question- despite me setting a static IP on my main asus router, my Taiko Router keeps acquiring a new IP upon reset. Anyone know why this is the case?
I ran into both issues. Rebooting the router via software allowed me to see and perform the update.
Also, I set the router to a static IP on my main router but the IP address changes at times.
I wanted to thank Khyle for a great help with updating my router.
My router was resistant for the tricks prescribed here but finally it is updated now.
Very important thing after update. Not sure why no one is mentioning it here ?
I have a big positive impact on the SQ with this router update.
The sound is much more controlled and sharp.
Part of that lower SQ was wifi droping issue and the fact that
in my router the same ( identical) MAC addtes was for LAN and WAN.
Also I had MAC address changing after every power on.
But It looks like all is solved now.
My router was resistant for the tricks prescribed here but finally it is updated now.
Very important thing after update. Not sure why no one is mentioning it here ?
I have a big positive impact on the SQ with this router update.
The sound is much more controlled and sharp.
Part of that lower SQ was wifi droping issue and the fact that
in my router the same ( identical) MAC addtes was for LAN and WAN.
Also I had MAC address changing after every power on.
But It looks like all is solved now.
I thought the router update was just for the wifi? Did it do other things too?
I think I have the changed mac address issue too. For some reason I can’t keep the router’s IP address on my main router static.
Can someone advise how one accesses Extreme storage with router/switch in place. I tried on both Taiko wireless and home network with my MacBook. When I click network in finder, "Taiko" opens on the Taiko wireless network, then when I click that, I get "USB". On home network I just don't find anything. I think someone may have addressed this earlier but with all the chaos about firmware update etc, I can't find it. Any help appreciated.
Here is what I do:
1. Connect to Taikoaudio network from your MacBook
2. Open Finder. Select Go -> Connect to server
3. You will have to enter credentials
4. The Music folder shows up in the 'Select the volumes you want.." window and hit OK. The Finder will open up with the contents from the Music folder.
