Taiko Audio SGM Extreme : the Crème de la Crème

[Steve Williams]

I guess people have a lot of free time on their hands to spend modifying the bracket. Right now, the best bracket is no bracket. My system has been up a running for days following the removal of the bracket. That’s my solution until Emile updates the firmware.

But I thought the problem was the card and not the bracket??

 

[dminches]

But I thought the problem was the card and not the bracket??

The problem is the card’s heat prematurely triggering protection. However, if you remove the bracket there is more airflow and the card doesn’t get as hot.

 

[Zeotrope]

But I thought the problem was the card and not the bracket??

He means modifying the bracket by cutting holes in it.
So far I’m almost at 1 hour. Never got this far before with the lid on.
Next step I’ll remove the adjacent blank cover as suggested above, if necessary!

Edit: disconnected after an hour.
Will now remove the adjacent card blank bracket

 

[dminches]

He means modifying the bracket by cutting holes in it.
So far I’m almost at 1 hour. Never got this far before with the lid on.
Next step I’ll remove the adjacent blank cover as suggested above, if necessary!

Why not just remove the bracket?

 

[Zeotrope]

Why not just remove the bracket?

If you then nudge the DAC cable you could bend a contact or at least disconnect it. Seems a bit risky.

 

[RichardA]

I'm in Nacatomi Plaza. They're turning my Taiko bracket into swiss cheese.

Well it was fun making all those little holes.

 

[dminches]

If you then nudge the DAC cable you could bend a contact or at least disconnect it. Seems a bit risky.

I don’t know what your setup is but I am able to tape the DAC cable to the wall behind the Extrene so the card can’t move.

 

[Zeotrope]

I don’t know what your setup is but I am able to tape the DAC cable to the wall behind the Extrene so the card can’t move.

True… but now that I have holes everywhere it’s almost like no card! I now removed the blank in slot 4 and put the cover back on.

 

[Steve Williams]

The problem is the card’s heat prematurely triggering protection. However, if you remove the bracket there is more airflow and the card doesn’t get as hot.

True… but now that I have holes everywhere it’s almost like no card! I now removed the blank in slot 4 and put the cover back on.

I get it.

David, IMO you got lucky and drilling holes is a bandaid as I see it. The key seems to be finding a solution to the card's heat prematurely triggering protection

 

[7ryder]

Hi Steve, I purchase music for the same reason Yes, it sounds better local than streaming, but not by so much that streaming music bothers me. I mainly just worry that we may not always have an internet connection, indeed, content is not always available, or that, heaven forbid, one day, Qobuz might be out of business.

Hi Steve, I purchase music for the same reason Yes, it sounds better local than streaming, but not by so much that streaming music bothers me. I mainly just worry that we may not always have an internet connection, indeed, content is not always available, or that, heaven forbid, one day, Qobuz might be out of business.

Not to mention that, with the exception of the biggest acts in the bizness, artists don't get paid shit for having their music streamed. If I like something enough to play it a few times, I buy a copy from Qobuz.

 

[Kingsrule]

Finally received the new bracket..doesn't fit nearly as good as the original one, which doesn't fit like the Taiko USB bracket.....

 

[marty]

I'm surprised nobody has mentioned an obvious way to ameliorate heat issues with the use of small fan.

There is a broad range of very quiet (17dB and less!) fans made my Noctua that are readily available on Amazon for under $20 each. I use 2 of their 140mm (4.7") fans on my Gryphon Mephisto which makes the difference between having the amp room at a comfortable level as opposed to a sauna. They even make small 40mm (1.6") fans that are small enough to go right on the shelf behind your Extreme (or any gear). Mounting these for quiet and unobtrusive performance is easy. Controllers are also available so you can just your desired speed accordingly.

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BTW, how many Extreme users know that there are fan switches on your memory drives in slots 1 and 7? The fans came from Taiko in their current "off" position in my Extreme for what I presume is a valid reason (noise?). But they are there!

 

[Steve Williams]

I enjoy reading about all the novel approaches but the real solution still lies some where in Emile’s grey matter still.
I’ve been getting about 2 hours but rather than looking for a bandaid. Turn off your Extreme with a double tap and then turn on. Using the XDMS app push fetch snd then connect and that usually gets you back on. Fing has been helpful to tell if a new IP address but I’m finding that not happening. If you still can’t connect to the server Fing becomes your friend as you can put in the new ip address in the app and then hit connect. I usually find about 2 hours of music and enter it into queue and I can usually play it all

 

[cat6man]

Why not just remove the bracket?

It didn't work for me with no bracket. Ymmv

 

[Zeotrope]

I get it.

David, IMO you got lucky and drilling holes is a bandaid as I see it. The key seems to be finding a solution to the card's heat prematurely triggering protection

Swiss cheese bracket and Slot 4 blank bracket removed still lost connection.
Now removed lid which did work for 24 hours and was still connected when I drilled the bracket…

 

[theaudiogeek]

I made a ton of 3/32 holes, in addition to the larger holes I made yesterday. I’m embarrassed to show the photo, it certainly does not look like @RichardA ’s fine effort. It’s definitely function over form, but there are holes everywhere. Let’s see…
The Neiko 02612A Hand Held Power Punch, is easy to use and does a great job making perfect holes. It’s just not easy to line them up, if you care about that then mark the holes with a pen and ruler first.

I'm planning to punch the holes based on this design. This gives a nice finish (hopefully)

 

[Zeotrope]

That is nice!

It won’t hurt but it doesn’t fix the issue.

 

[theaudiogeek]

That is nice!

It won’t hurt but it doesn’t fix the issue.

So, your network card is still connected with the lid open?

 

[Zeotrope]

I'm surprised nobody has mentioned an obvious way to ameliorate heat issues with the use of small fan.

There is a broad range of very quiet (17dB and less!) fans made my Noctua that are readily available on Amazon for under $20 each. I use 2 of their 140mm (4.7") fans on my Gryphon Mephisto which makes the difference between having the amp room at a comfortable level as opposed to a sauna. They even make small 40mm (1.6") fans that are small enough to go right on the shelf behind your Extreme (or any gear). Mounting these for quiet and unobtrusive performance is easy. Controllers are also available so you can just your desired speed accordingly.

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BTW, how many Extreme users know that there are fan switches on your memory cards in slots 1 and 7? The fans came from Taiko in their current "off" position in my Extreme for what I presume is a valid reason (noise?). But they are there!

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That’s the hard drive SSD if I’m not mistaken

 

[Zeotrope]

So, your network card is still connected with the lid open?

Yeah, lid open + holes worked for over 24 hours.I did not try lid and no holes.