Taiko Audio SGM Extreme : the Crème de la Crème

[Taiko Audio]

On a side-note, from my limited experience it's a nearly 100% rule in R&D that you get to the point of pulling your hairs out and throwing out the towel and suddenly finding the missing piece of the jigsaw, tough life for the braves living on the bleeding tech edge!

I can only imagine the amount of hair pulling you must have done in your field of expertise!

 

[sbo6]

What manufacturer do you know other than Taiko that has such dedication. What I see evolving is a well deserved successful business for Taiko and all of us here have all been beta users. So I say hold on and enjoy the ride. Streaming in TAS is darn close to the same digital files I have stored in my Library and that’s quite a feat. IMO

From my perspective (and likely most others into computer - based audio) the support sounds commensurate with the product price. Would you expect sub - par support from Porsche? This is not to discredit Taiko as someday I might even buy an Extreme, more of a reality check. Net - you didn't buy a $200 NUC. ;-)

Also, glad to hear from folks on this thread what I've been preaching for years - digital has come a long way and $ for $ is the best sound source available with the exception of extreme source prices. And that will also change over time. Happy Listening!

 

[Raker24]

It has 1 SFP (fiber) and 2 rj45 (copper) ports. You can go fiber in copper out, copper in fiber out, or copper in copper out. The last one being my personal preference.

What is the speed of the copper ports, 1 Gb or less?

 

[Taiko Audio]

What is the speed of the copper ports, 1 Gb or less?

1 Gb, it auto switches between 10/100/1000 depending on what the attached NIC supports.

 

[Raker24]

Separate power supply?
When will it be ready for sale?

 

[Taiko Audio]

Separate power supply?
When will it be ready for sale?

Internal power supply. Availability is unknown right now due to the current nightmare surrounding parts shortages. We're in the parts sourcing stage.

 

[Raker24]

Looking forward!

 

[cmarin]

Internal power supply. Availability is unknown right now due to the current nightmare surrounding parts shortages. We're in the parts sourcing stage.

Hi Emile,

Please add me to “the list” to purchase as soon as available!

 

[QuantumWave]

Hi Emile,

Please add me to “the list” to purchase as soon as available!

Ditto !

 

[adyc]

Internal power supply. Availability is unknown right now due to the current nightmare surrounding parts shortages. We're in the parts sourcing stage.

Available to only Extreme owners?

 

[Taiko Audio]

Available to only Extreme owners?

This we could consider to supply to non Extreme owners, it would lower the retail price to produce them in larger qty. The first batch(es) will likely be purchased by Extreme owners who will naturally be prioritized. Due to the exclusivety of several parts this would never be able to scale to “mass” production though.

 

[Rhapsody]

This we could consider to supply to non Extreme owners, it would lower the retail price to produce them in larger qty. The first batch(es) will likely be purchased by Extreme owners who will naturally be prioritized. Due to the exclusivety of several parts this would never be able to scale to “mass” production though.

Sign me up for 100 units please......good to have a few in stock

 

[StreamFidelity]

This we could consider to supply to non Extreme owners, it would lower the retail price to produce them in larger qty.

I am very interested in that. By the way, I use Taiko Audio 500W DC DC-ATX and I am very satisfied with it.

 

[Steve Williams]

I said that if I were to ever use a switch in my system it would be one designed by Emile so with that said, as well as reading Ed’s first impressions , I’m all in as well

 

[kswanson27]

I said that if I were to ever use a switch in my system it would be one designed by Emile so with that said, as well as reading Ed’s first impressions , I’m all in as well

Me too. I might two.

 

[Jpowell]

Me too. I might two.

I'm definitely in also!

 

[Markus87]

Great achievement Emile and the whole team! Count me in as well!
As I am still optimizing my current setup... any chance you could share some - of course - rough measures of the switch so I can make sure I have enough space available?

 

[Taiko Audio]

Great achievement Emile and the whole team! Count me in as well!
As I am still optimizing my current setup... any chance you could share some - of course - rough measures of the switch so I can make sure I have enough space available?

We have not finalised that yet, it will be somewhat larger then usual. Perhaps around 120mm high, 360mm wide, 260-320mm deep.

 

[Alex G]

As one of the newer Extreme owners here, and already blown away, count me in!

 

[Taiko Audio]

As one of the newer Extreme owners here, and already blown away, count me in!

Welcome to the forum!