Taiko Audio SGM Extreme : the Crème de la Crème
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I was asking about a DAC or Amp in general (not a Taiko future DAC).
I thought it was mentioned the BPS could be used with a DAC? So, for instance, with my Nagra DAC and it's separate power supply, could the Taiko battery supply actually take the place of the Nagra PSU, or feed the Nagra PSU, or neither?
I basically don't understand the relationship between the Taiko battery supply and other (non-battery) power supplies.
I thought it was mentioned the BPS could be used with a DAC? So, for instance, with my Nagra DAC and it's separate power supply, could the Taiko battery supply actually take the place of the Nagra PSU, or feed the Nagra PSU, or neither?
I basically don't understand the relationship between the Taiko battery supply and other (non-battery) power supplies.
The BPS is a DC (battery) to DC power supply. The only time there is an AC to DC conversion is for recharging the battery.
So if your component can accept a DC input to power it up, it could be supplied by the Taiko BPS if the requirements of the component are within the voltage and current capacity of whatever DC-DC module(s) are installed on the DC-DC carrier board.
Alternatively, if you are willing to open the case of your component to bypass its existing AC to DC power supply like some Chord DAVE users have done, you could supply the required DC voltage from the Taiko BPS.
With the DC-DC carrier board and modules installed in the Extreme you would of course have to provide the cabling to get the desired DC voltage(s) out of the Extreme and into whatever additional component you would be powering.
Steve Z
IIUC, the Taiko BPS feeds with a certain DC voltage the UHQ Taiko DC-DC SMPS (top board from page 530), so both work together.
It makes no sense to feed any devices directly from the battery DC voltage without using the Taiko SMPS.
Matt
It makes no sense to feed any devices directly from the battery DC voltage without using the Taiko SMPS.
Matt
There is a safety concern here, hence all connected devices will need to have a TPM (Trusted Platform Module) chip installed with a Taiko key communicating with the BPS to enable a DC output. The BPS can supply over 1000A of instantaneous current, I accidentally liquified a M6 bolt with it once.
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So it could be marketed as a portable welder too.
Ok, so let me sum this up...
The BPS will have 3 DC output rails that can be configured to any or at least the most common DC voltages. Potentially the number of outputs could be enhanced. So, i.e. one for the Extreme, one for the switch, one for the router (iirc the network card was confirmed to be powered internally by the Extreme similar to the USB card). And all of this would fit into a 16 x16" case with a capacity of several hours of playback. If one would want to power additional devices like a dac, pre, etc, would this be possible from the same physical device or would it require an additional device? Really looking forward to this! Great achievement, team Taiko!!
The BPS will have 3 DC output rails that can be configured to any or at least the most common DC voltages. Potentially the number of outputs could be enhanced. So, i.e. one for the Extreme, one for the switch, one for the router (iirc the network card was confirmed to be powered internally by the Extreme similar to the USB card). And all of this would fit into a 16 x16" case with a capacity of several hours of playback. If one would want to power additional devices like a dac, pre, etc, would this be possible from the same physical device or would it require an additional device? Really looking forward to this! Great achievement, team Taiko!!
I hope it has the same footprint as the current extreme but only a couple of inches high and designed to sit on top of the extreme thus not necessitating another rack space. The extreme gets pretty warm though, so not sure if this is feasible.
the battery stuff is very exciting for the medium term (2H2022?)
any update on how the XMDS software is progressing?
any update on how the XMDS software is progressing?
It‘ll require a full sized chassis, from about 6*16*16“. We‘re working on the cases now, should have something to show you soon.
With an app over Bluetooth, it‘s a separate app now but we can integrate it into xdms later on.
