Yes, I know where to find the product page. I was asking in the context of the first batch of 100 being sold out and the 2nd batch not being available until autumn, and was assuming that each batch is not a mix of chrome and black.
Taiko Audio SGM Extreme : the Crème de la Crème
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Christiaan Punter
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Ah yes, I did not mention that but I am using the standard supplied Wall-Wart at this point.
Christiaan Punter
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I have not tried the switch with the other servers. While it's possible, the Extreme Switch is really intended to work in tandem with the Extreme Network Card (inside the Extreme server).
A few of us did this a few months ago when the switches first arrived. At that time the consensus was that we could hear a difference. The connection to the Extreme using the port next to the power port was preferred.
Bob, I think Francisco is talking about swapping the DAC cable end-for-end rather than trying both switch ports. Checking directionality of the DAC cable rather than finding a preference for switch port.
Steve Z
ooopps. Thx. Sorry Francisco. Senior moment!
Steve Williams
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It's a bitch isn't it Bob. They seem to be commonplace as we age
Some observations:
AWG
It seems the first available longer length cable (4m or 5m) with decreased AWG, for example from AWG 30 to AWG 24, should benefit (or not) the most from the increased wire diameter (4m vs. 7m for example).
Shorter lengths with the same AWG should among other things have different attenuation and interference, audible or not.
Max. Power Consumption
The discussed and tested DAC cable has a spec for Max. Power Consumption @ 0.1W. This a single cable maybe a non- twisted pair stranded cable as far as I understand from the FS.com provided specs.
The possibly compatible and much more expensive, short (1.5m max.), bi-cabled and faster 400G and 800G passive DAC cables are designed with ''ultra-low loss materials, square rings (!) , twisted pair cable 8 or 16 high-speed copper pairs (28 AWG) and max. Power Consumption @ 0.005W ''. With these features they provide ''power-efficient connectivity'' (for high speeds that is). But, do they sound different?
Obviously the SQ benefit of the Taiko selected DAC cable based on specs only has nothing to do with speed, but possibly reduced attenuation & - interference, length, AWG and max. power consumption could make a difference (if interchangeable with the original DAC) ?
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Hopefully simple XDMS question:
Is there a way to save streamed Albums (not playlists of tracks) into XDMS?
This is the way i’ve navigated my music listening through Roon for years. Very simple link, just save an album to “Albums” under “My Music”.
I see the link for saving tracks into playlists. And I see the link for saving all the tracks of an Album into a playlists.
But I’m looking to save the (streamed) Album (identified by cover pic and name) and organized by artist or Composer in one comprehensive list. (as in Roon).
Let me know if this is better a question for Dischord. Thanks
Is there a way to save streamed Albums (not playlists of tracks) into XDMS?
This is the way i’ve navigated my music listening through Roon for years. Very simple link, just save an album to “Albums” under “My Music”.
I see the link for saving tracks into playlists. And I see the link for saving all the tracks of an Album into a playlists.
But I’m looking to save the (streamed) Album (identified by cover pic and name) and organized by artist or Composer in one comprehensive list. (as in Roon).
Let me know if this is better a question for Dischord. Thanks
Not possible to do in XDMS at this time, Wil. A way to collect them in one place is to add them to "Qobuz favorites" or "Tidal favorites".
Tracks can be added by using the three-dot menu to the right of the track in the Queue.
Albums can be added to Tidal or Qobuz favorites by tapping or clicking on the album art to the left of the track in the Queue. In the window that opens, select "Artist Info". In the window that opens, select "Artist". That opens the XDMS Search window which will automatically take you to either Qobuz or Tidal and present a list of that artist's albums. Use the the three-dot menu to add the entire album to Favorites.
To find the tracks or albums you've "favorited" use the Qobuz or Tidal tab along the bottom of the XDMS window to go to the appropriate streaming service window and select Favorites from the menu on the left side of the window.
Somewhat awkward but it is the only work-around I am aware of though perhaps someone else has a simpler method I haven't stumbled on.
Steve Z
Tracks can be added by using the three-dot menu to the right of the track in the Queue.
Albums can be added to Tidal or Qobuz favorites by tapping or clicking on the album art to the left of the track in the Queue. In the window that opens, select "Artist Info". In the window that opens, select "Artist". That opens the XDMS Search window which will automatically take you to either Qobuz or Tidal and present a list of that artist's albums. Use the the three-dot menu to add the entire album to Favorites.
To find the tracks or albums you've "favorited" use the Qobuz or Tidal tab along the bottom of the XDMS window to go to the appropriate streaming service window and select Favorites from the menu on the left side of the window.
Somewhat awkward but it is the only work-around I am aware of though perhaps someone else has a simpler method I haven't stumbled on.
Steve Z
Steve Williams
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Here’s what I do I save the entire album into a new playlist and I name the playlist the title of the album
Much simpler than my method, Steve though you must have a Playlist list a mile long!
Steve Z
This is great finding but the problem is you are talikng about QSFP-DD that is totally different
from SFP+.
The ports in Taiko network card and Taiko switch will accept only SFP and SFP+ cables.
Doesn’t that make a list of every track on every album? I have hundreds of saved Streamed Albums.That would be way too cumbersome for me to deal with.
Steve Williams
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I would just like to be able to save streamed albums (whether they are called favorites or whatever) so they are cataloged in one place and easy to access and play.
I'm hoping this is something the XDMS team is working on?
As shown in Roon pics below. It's just a single click on the Heart next to the album and it is saved in "Albums" under "My Library".
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