Just to clarify, TAS does not do gap-less playback. Roon does and so will XDMS.
Taiko Audio SGM Extreme : the Crème de la Crème
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Just to clarify, TAS does not do gap-less playback. Roon does and so will XDMS.
In preparation of my 11th week from the order 
, to make the wait even spicier I have decided to get a Daiza as well.
Talking about isolation from various types of disturbances, has anybody tried grounding devices on the Extreme? Is there a consensus about whether it is better to power it direct from wall plug (assuming one has a decently clean supply and a dedicated line) or via power conditioners?
, to make the wait even spicier I have decided to get a Daiza as well.Talking about isolation from various types of disturbances, has anybody tried grounding devices on the Extreme? Is there a consensus about whether it is better to power it direct from wall plug (assuming one has a decently clean supply and a dedicated line) or via power conditioners?
In preparation of my 11th week from the order
We are running about 4 weeks behind on the batch shipping out next due to an accumulation of circumstances, first a disruption in the copper supply lines, second the Christmas / New Year holiday, third I had to quarantine myself for a few days due to my kids catching Omikron at school and fourth and current, a staff shortage at the anodising company because of quarantines. On the positive side, while sitting here turning thumbs for them to finish I find myself making good progress on improving TAS SQ for the upcoming update.
I have heard several manufacturers saying the exact same thing . Lukasz at Lampzator was having the same issues recently in the build of his new DAC.
It is amazing how the global supply chain has caused issues for just about everyone.
Do you expect to roll out the OS + TAS update in the next couple of weeks? Sooner? ??
I have joined the Taiko Audio SGM Extreme family.
This post is to express my thanks and gratitude to the following members:
- Mike L. for making it possible, for his encouragement, and for simply being the gentleman that Mike is!
- Cyrus for the transfer of ownership, an incredible purchase experience, and for getting his baby to me safe and sound.
- Victor for his selfless support and guidance and the large chunk of time he took out of his schedule to help me.
- Emile for answering all of my 'newbie' questions, for being there, for the final remote setup, and for his ongoing guidance since.
The human-relational and relationship experiences have been superlative. The musical experience and enjoyment is right up there as well....
I also want to thank Charles, Scott, and Zebo for their depth and breadth of advice and support prior to my choosing the Extreme over other servers...as the best option and fit for my needs and system.
@Mike Lavigne @Husk @V-Squared @Taiko Audio @charles1dad @xsheaffer @zebo67
This post is to express my thanks and gratitude to the following members:
- Mike L. for making it possible, for his encouragement, and for simply being the gentleman that Mike is!
- Cyrus for the transfer of ownership, an incredible purchase experience, and for getting his baby to me safe and sound.
- Victor for his selfless support and guidance and the large chunk of time he took out of his schedule to help me.
- Emile for answering all of my 'newbie' questions, for being there, for the final remote setup, and for his ongoing guidance since.
The human-relational and relationship experiences have been superlative. The musical experience and enjoyment is right up there as well....
I also want to thank Charles, Scott, and Zebo for their depth and breadth of advice and support prior to my choosing the Extreme over other servers...as the best option and fit for my needs and system.
@Mike Lavigne @Husk @V-Squared @Taiko Audio @charles1dad @xsheaffer @zebo67
Congratulations Cyrus, now you, along with a few hundred othe happy Extreme users, are part of the Taiko family.
Imho it's a great family to be a part of. It brings a feeling of "digital music security" with the never ending advancements in digital technology that will continue throughout our life times. Welcome to the "Taiko Train"
In Taiko we trust!!!
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The market dynamics have completely changed. 6 month lead-times are normal now, on some parts it's even worse. This all used to be available on demand. The obvious way around this is to actually keep enough stock to bridge these lead-times but if your demand varies it's problematic to compensate where your only solution is to buy from brokers as we had to do to close the gaps. Now the prices you pay can be borderline ridiculous, the most extreme example being an almost 3000% up mark (Euro 135.000 versus the USD 4.600 list price for 1000 pieces) for a component we use in an upcoming product. We had to fill the copper shortage gap I mentioned above through a broker as well but got away with paying "only" 350% of normal, though even regular suppliers charge can 150-200% now for both copper and aluminium.
Gosh I just read this and looked outside and saw the clouds were parting
It is indeed a very good thing that we can rely on SW updates to move us all up on the SQ ladder! Here we depend on the continued health and well-being of Taiko-Team of course as it is not very large.
Component resource shortages are likely not going away and is there for all globally - so dependency on HW-upgrades become intrinsically uncertain for period to come.
I for one am looking forward to the upcoming network & switch card which has potential to increase the depth of vertical integration Extreme can deliver - but pending it's availability (component shortages) I will enjoy the upcoming SW releases -> future safe!
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DSD is supported, maybe you have to enable or disable DoP in the DAC driver settings of the TAS app?
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