That was addressed here: https://www.whatsbestforum.com/thre...-crème-de-la-crème.27433/page-689#post-843913
Taiko Audio SGM Extreme : the Crème de la Crème
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That was addressed here: https://www.whatsbestforum.com/thre...-crème-de-la-crème.27433/page-689#post-843913
I feel like my experience is different with my Melco S-100. I have tried connecting the cable that comes from the Router and the cable that goes to the Extreme at 1Gb, the cable that comes from the Router at 1 Gb and the cable that goes to the Extreme at 100 Mb and the cable that comes from the Router at 100 Mb and the cable that goes to the Extreme at 1 Gb. My preference is the cable that comes from the Router and the cable that goes to the Extreme at 100 Mb. Perhaps another person listening to my system would prefer another combination, who knows.
Frankly, I think you would have saved yourself a lot of trouble and R&D cost (which ends up in price) by making only one type of finish for the Switch.
I guess you haven't read the posts of some people not liking copper due to the chance of tarnishing, some people only wanting black, some people liking the shine of chrome...
Haha, there is no significant other in my case… how would I otherwise be able to afford all that gear in the first place!
Hifi hobby, and significant other halves, CAN coexist.
And yet they say cold fusion is the trickiest problem to solve...
Absolutely, just talked to Stavros of Aries Cerat, he's interested as well. I would like to make a request though to all of our readers here to not contact your DAC manufacturer to request adoption. I understand the enthusiasm surrounding this project but this can be counter productive to the process. We have a very clear view of the DACs used by our customers and we'll contact the manufacturers ourselves in a timeframe which works for us.
Oh yeah, I've read them all, but I wasn't thinking about what people wanted, I was thinking about what it might mean for the manufacturer to have opened the Pandora's box of multiple designs. There is a standard chrome model, another black, another copper, others want it imitating the silver finish of the Extreme...I guess you haven't read the posts of some people not liking copper due to the chance of tarnishing, some people only wanting black, some people liking the shine of chrome...
Wow you just made my day
Hi @nonesup ,
Maybe you mix up design and finish of a product. The R&D and design are already done before the different finish options are applied (not in-house). Different colour options do not change anything regarding the design, think iPad. But they very likely help sell more items.
Contrary to Apple, since selling lower volumes @Taiko, they could even charge a different price or premium for each finish option. So it becomes ”not an issue at all“ because the customer pays.
I would not worry about it and trust Emile how to run his business
(also regarding whatever he decides how to call the ”switch thing“) ;-).
Happy reading, it’s a great thread!
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Hi Emile, Is there any update on when XDMS beta will be released? I gather from this forum that the alpha users are pretty happy with the current version, so I am wondering if there are some specific issues waiting to be resolved before beta release? What do alpha users think?
I'm not Emile but watching the daily changes it sure looks as if they are getting close. I think they want to get it out of alpha and into beta before they open it to everyone waiting as this would create a big strain on what they are doing to get it out of alpha. I have to admit watching Ed, Christiaan, Pavel, dminches, austinpop and catman6, and oldmustang working on the metadata fixes, and seeing indeed how things are falling into order I would hope it will find its way into beta fairly soon. We are so lucky to have a Taiko team and members so knowledgeable to help resolve the metadata issues. Again kudos to all involved
The price increase for other than chrome finish takes care of the extra time and costs.
Steve Z
Steve, I forgot to include you in the list of our member experts helping with the metadata issues. So kudos to you as well
Steve, you are too kind. The others you named are doing the real nitty-gritty work; I'm just adding what value I can, mostly by offering up my Extreme to run various sub-sets of XDMS and poking around to see what I can break.
You got the "expert" part right for me though, if by expert you mean the mathematical quantity X being an unknown and a spurt being a little water under pressure -- I'm the poster child of an unknown drip under pressure!
Steve
Rather than give a specific date for the beta release of XDMS, it might be best for Emile to pull a Michaelangelo.
When the Pope kept badgering Michaelangelo by asking when he would be done with the Sistine Chapel ceiling, an exasperated Michaelangelo finally replied "when I'm done, you'll be the first to know".
When the Pope kept badgering Michaelangelo by asking when he would be done with the Sistine Chapel ceiling, an exasperated Michaelangelo finally replied "when I'm done, you'll be the first to know".
I know my question is like the classic one of the kids from the back of the car asking ’are we there yet?’ when you’ve hardly left the driveway on a long drive. But still, I have to ask!
Like the kids I’m excited to get there.
Like the kids I’m excited to get there.
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One never knows, if I ever have Propulsion Questions Steve you would be my "go to". Perhaps if I venture into kinetic sculpture? That could be dangerously fun!
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