Ah... this is in my neck of the woods. Hoping to join next year... have fun!
Taiko Audio SGM Extreme : the Crème de la Crème
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Been a month or so for run in.
In so many ways the Extreme meets or exceeds 15ips... The sensation of "live" is palpable.. That's at 70 to 80db..
Ordered new amps and pre.
Regards to all
Marc
In so many ways the Extreme meets or exceeds 15ips... The sensation of "live" is palpable.. That's at 70 to 80db..
Ordered new amps and pre.
Regards to all
Marc
Cancelled my monthly roon subscription today.............gapless XDMS is coming next month 
You hear that, Taiko team? Now you HAVE to deliver in May!Cancelled my monthly roon subscription today.............gapless XDMS is coming next month
I am excited for you, great system you are putting together!
Important info for those with early Extreme like myself.
I have Taiko Extreme for almost 3 years now and it's been fantastic journey and great learning experience. Emile and his Team are simply the best.
I noticed the music presentation for last 6 or 8 months has become more and more aggressive with higher notes being more present.
Could not really find any reason for that.
If you experience harshness like myself try one simple trick.
Replace the original fuse with identical but new.
It's amazing improvement. I can't believe how good it is now.
The new fuse is only 6 hours so not fully burned in but sounding already much better then the one I got with my Extreme long ago.
I think multiple turning my Extreme off and back on for this 3 years destroyed the fragile wire inside the fuse , but not completely, so it kept working.
I am not sure if Emile noticed it already with other customers but I am an example of that.
Schurter T 2A 250v
manufacturer part number
0001 2770 11
I got mine from Farnell.
It is very cheap, but has excellent quality.
Picture attached
Report here if you see BIG improvement after replacing the fuse for identical but new.
I have Taiko Extreme for almost 3 years now and it's been fantastic journey and great learning experience. Emile and his Team are simply the best.
I noticed the music presentation for last 6 or 8 months has become more and more aggressive with higher notes being more present.
Could not really find any reason for that.
If you experience harshness like myself try one simple trick.
Replace the original fuse with identical but new.
It's amazing improvement. I can't believe how good it is now.
The new fuse is only 6 hours so not fully burned in but sounding already much better then the one I got with my Extreme long ago.
I think multiple turning my Extreme off and back on for this 3 years destroyed the fragile wire inside the fuse , but not completely, so it kept working.
I am not sure if Emile noticed it already with other customers but I am an example of that.
Schurter T 2A 250v
manufacturer part number
0001 2770 11
I got mine from Farnell.
It is very cheap, but has excellent quality.
Picture attached
Report here if you see BIG improvement after replacing the fuse for identical but new.
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Steve williams
Site Founder, Site Owner, Administrator
Kris
why don’t you just leave your Extreme on 24 x 7. My rear switch is always on as is the front switch other than an occasional Team viewer that required a restart of the Externe. Other than that mine has never been off and it too is coming up in 3 years. I have noticed none of the brightness you mention. Last time mine was off was to install the new TAS USB board
Christiaan Punter
Well-Known Member
An electrical engineer explained to me that a fuse does not behave like a light bulb in that the conducting wire does not become thinner over time. The fuse retains its value and current capacity (which is way more than the component should normally draw) until so much current flows through it that it melts, as is the case with a short. I realize that this does not explain what you heard and surely there may be other mechanisms at work but I thought it good to share this. Perhaps it can "spark" other ideas?
Could be a contact resistance phenomenon, where the contacts oxide over time? Then simply pulling the fuse out and pushing it back in would typically scrape a fresh contact, rejuvenating things. I have certainly experienced this with tubes...An electrical engineer explained to me that a fuse does not behave like a light bulb in that the conducting wire does not become thinner over time. The fuse retains its value and current capacity (which is way more than the component should normally draw) until so much current flows through it that it melts, as is the case with a short. I realize that this does not explain what you heard and surely there may be other mechanisms at work but I thought it good to share this. Perhaps it can "spark" other ideas?
Christiaan Punter
Well-Known Member
Indeed a valid observation. And the oxidation or contamination need not even be visible to have an effect. The same can happen with power connectors where removal and reinsertion make an improvement. But for me, the sound was always duller and less exciting before and opener and more direct after cleaning. I don't think it explains the increased aggression that Kris noted.
Steve williams
Site Founder, Site Owner, Administrator
a quick question
Do you leave your Extreme on 24 x 7 or are you turning it on and off with each listening session.
Thanks to all trying to explain it.
After additional day it's really great sounding.
You might be right with oxydation.
I remember that some time ago after removing and placing it back again normally I was unable to turn it on. There was no power .
I had to screw fuse very hard to get the power on.
I still have it so if there is interest from your end I can send it so you can
Perform autopsy.
Not sure if it makes sense.
Bad fuse , easy to be solved.
Wanted to ask Taiko Team same question.
Christian has no Extreme as far as I remember.
Please correct me if that has changed.
Also after purchesing Lampi Emile also was turning his Extreme off every night ( but keeping mains on).
Before that I think he kept his extreme all the time on.
So there was recommendation to keep it connected to mains at all times and turn off only with front switch.
I never turn it off, if you want to turn it off it would be best to only use the front button. The rear mains powerswitch I would only use if power needs to be removed for functional reasons. The amount of full powercycles tested is 5.040 with no lasting detrimental effect on SQ. Naturally recovering from a full powercycle can take 2 or 3 days.
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Emile, by "full power cycle", do you mean more than just shutting it down with the front button? Do you mean throwing the back power switch?
Let's take it one step further. In the 3 years after which Kris noticed some creeping harshness, has he ever cleaned his interconnect wire and speaker terminations (w Caig's DeoxIT or equivalent)? It has long been recommended (by HP and others) that audiophiles do this once per year. You might try that and see if it makes a difference.
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