Recent content by Elberoth

The PSU is the fundation of every audio component, server included. Just look at Taiko or Pink Faun. This is a linear ATX psu (one that uses linear regulators to get all native voltages needed for the MoBo, ie. 3.3V, 5V and 12V, without a noisy DC-DC converter like PicoPSU or similar), with...

It depends on what interface you are using. The the custom streamers I'm building, I'm using either dedicated Ethernet card or USB card. USB card is for those that connect to their DACs via USB and Ethernet card is for those that connect to their DACs via Ethernet (for Roon Ready devices). I'm...

Kind of aquired taste for sure, but one of the best sounding speakers there are. In my personal top 2 for sure.

I gave up on JRiver years ago. To me, Roon has much better library management, it is infinitely easier to use and setup. It also offers seamless integration with Tidal / Quobuz - sth Jriver will probably never offer. I'm not even mentioning super easy headphones correction, room correction...

Same fo US manufacturers. Given 90% of small electronics components (resistors, caps, transistors, ICs) are made in China nowadays, 54% tariff that the administration slapped on China imported goods, will make the price of the final product go up. Same for aluminum, steel, copper etc. that US...

I'm affraid this will only be true as long as they have stock imported before tariffs. To get the full picture, you have to wait 6-8 months.

The tariffs are NOT reciprocal. It has been confirmed by this administration that they are based on trade deficit, nothing else. This is why you see 94% on Lesotho, a poor contry in Africa, with GDP of ~$500, one of the poorest countries in the world, which happens to sell diamonds to the US...

That is still better than Korea*, which is where Aurender is beeing made, which will be hit with 35% tariff. *South Korea - North Korea, like Russia, are exempt from trariffs.

Effective April 5, 2025, a universal 10% tariff applies to all imported goods, with an additional 20% tariff specifically targeting EU imports starting April 9, 2025. This results in a cumulative 30% tariff on EU goods entering the U.S.

I have two friends who sold their Taiko Extreme servers and got the Pink Faun Ultra, which says a lot. My own custom server has been built around the Pink Faun Ultra USB cards for the last 4 years.

Me too. This will be my first! (althought, if it wasn't for the fact I got the tickets booked loooong time ago, I would skip travelling to the US)

To me, frequent Roon updates (they roll sth on avg. once a month) is one of the biggest advantages of Roon. When you get a streamer, the software gets older and older by the day, and after 4-5 years half of the features don't work anymore - not unlike when you buy a "smart" TV. This is how...

Always wondered, what happens if this gets stolen? (provided it has been insured) Did you get a compensation or is it considered "delivered" and FedEx will show you a pic as proof? In EU they have to presonally deliver or leave it at Fedex/UPS/DHL etc drop off point where you go to collect it.

Nucleus One is said to offer similar performance the regular Nucleus (computing power wise), although in a plastic case, with a fan. Those unfortunately tend to get noisier with use. I'm a bit worried about the SSD performance of the Nucleus One - I'm not sure it evem has a regular NVMe SSD...

He may tot have been very well known in the US, but made a brilliant gear. A close friend of mine just bough his stereo poweramp from his MASTER Collection to his small bedroom system (Taiko, Horizon, Wilson Alexia) after trying at least 10 different stereo amps from the usuall suspects. We...