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March 23, 2021, 10:14 AM #1
Taiko USB Card
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March 23, 2021, 11:19 AM #2
Re: Taiko USB Card
very nice.
have been thinking about an mk-ii version of my transport ...anyone know if it is for sale as a stand alone PCIe card. or, do you have to get the server also?!viking acoustics berlin r mk2 | air tight atc-5 + atm-300r | clearaudio concept + virtuoso v2 MM | t+a dac8 dsd + kanjiroba diy transport + roon rock
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March 23, 2021, 12:00 PM #3
Re: Taiko USB Card
This is a big reason why the MSB Pro USB Input Module sounds so phenomenal on the Taiko Exreme. Add to it an ultra low noise floor, outstanding current delivery from its robust power supply and the speed of PCIE Solid State Storage and you have a winning combination.
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March 23, 2021, 01:21 PM #4
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Re: Taiko USB Card
this card is not yet part of the experience, it's just now about to be introduced. so the MSB Pro USB interface performance with the Taiko Extreme up to now is somewhat due to USB being optimized in the Extreme.
this card will be another step forward in that vein. can't wait to get mine.my system on Audiogon; https://www.audiogon.com/systems/615
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March 23, 2021, 02:54 PM #5
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Re: Taiko USB Card
I would be surprised if the card was available to anyone other than Extreme owners for the foreseeable future but, of course, that is just my guess.
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March 23, 2021, 04:59 PM #6
Re: Taiko USB Card
It has been reported on Audiophilestyle by user Nenon, the new Taiko USB Card will be exclusive to Extreme owners at least initially. I guess they are reserving the right to change their minds.
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March 23, 2021, 05:29 PM #7
Re: Taiko USB Card
"No summit worth climbing is easily attained."
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Source: MSB Select II DAC with Two Mono Powerbases and Femto 33 Clock; Renderer V2 Digital Input Module and Roon Nucleus Plus; MSB UMT V Signature Transport
Amps: Vandersteen M7-HPA Mono Amps; MSB M204 Mono Amps
Speakers: Vandersteen Model 7 Mk2
Power: Two AudioQuest Niagara 5000’s with AudioQuest Dragon and Hurricane Power Cords
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March 27, 2021, 09:38 PM #8
Taiko USB Card
Even without the new Taiko USB card, the Taiko Extreme server with the TAS server software and Taiko USB driver is a transformative component.
It has taken my system to levels of musical realism not before realized in my room. It’s no longer just about hitting all the audiophile sonic attributes, but now about transmitting the emotional energy of a live performance into the room.
And all the early reports from those lucky enough to get the first cards, indicate that the addition of the Taiko USB card take the Extreme (with the accompanying TAS server software and Taiko USB driver) to new jaw-dropping levels; even before burn-in.
Well deserved kudos to the Taiko team!
I just order the the USB card. Hope to get it next week. Can’t wait!
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April 7, 2021, 04:41 PM #9
Re: Taiko USB Card
New Taiko card installed (slot 5). Immediate sound improvement. Time to listen.
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April 7, 2021, 05:33 PM #10
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installed mine 5-6 days back - insane. i'm not prone to hyperbole with audio stuff (anymore at least...comes with listening to more and more gear) but this is absurd.
i'm out of town but emile mentioned to me that when i get back in a couple weeks, the card will be burned in and fully opened up. i'm not even sure how one improves from there but yeah.
i know the taiko is beyond the budget of most buyers but, seriously, if you can swing it, it will take your digital listening to not just a new level but a new world. it's totally changed how i listen and how i approach demos. i heard the chronosonic xvx and alexx v last week. in good rooms and good set ups but just standard roon (one with linn and one nucleus with alpha dac). i genuinely thought that my rig was better than both because of the work i've done on the digital front end/because of the taiko. i think those speakers could maybe best my magicos - in my rig - but with this difference it was no comparison.
i've been watching jay's audiolab videos and i think his rig could really use a taiko
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April 7, 2021, 06:18 PM #11
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Wow what an impressive audio computer!!! How do these compare to an Aurender?
Marty
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April 7, 2021, 08:08 PM #12
Re: Taiko USB Card
My Systems: http://www.audioshark.org/showthread...481#post158481
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April 8, 2021, 01:40 PM #13
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Re: Taiko USB Card
This USB card is the best upgrade I made so far .
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April 8, 2021, 04:21 PM #14
Re: Taiko USB Card
The one thing this card makes painfully clear is how much better TAS is than Roon - sonically speaking of course.
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April 8, 2021, 06:07 PM #15
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Mike,
Does Taiko make a more affordable server or is it just the extreme model?
Thanks
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April 8, 2021, 06:31 PM #16
Re: Taiko USB Card
My Systems: http://www.audioshark.org/showthread...481#post158481
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April 8, 2021, 09:36 PM #17
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April 9, 2021, 10:12 PM #18
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Re: Taiko USB Card
finally installed my Taiko USB card in my Taiko Extreme tonight about an hour ago.
it's a new digital music paradigm. a leap. and i know in 200 more hours it's going to get better.
wow!my system on Audiogon; https://www.audiogon.com/systems/615
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April 10, 2021, 07:58 AM #19
Re: Taiko USB Card
How much is the card ? (for TAIKO owners)
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April 10, 2021, 08:01 AM #20
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1600 Euros
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April 10, 2021, 09:22 AM #21
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the USB card addition after 12 hours (starting to open up).......impressions and SWAG dot connecting;
---a couple of strong references destroyed. Anna Netrebko's, Sempre Libera (88/24 file), track 11, sounds like a whole new recording with my most used reference. much more focused and dynamic, with Anna's voice much more real, previous distortions gone, the glass harmonica now so clear and refined. i thought i knew it before. an ease and naturalness now. 'Keith Don't Go' (redbook file) another re-born recording. focus, textures and music where it was relatively edgy and confused previously. a new definition of holographic. who knew?
---not done any vinyl compares.....yet. my expectation (after break-in) would be that most of my analog based vinyl will continue to be in another league based on my vinyl gear (YMMV). OTOH i expect my digitally sourced vinyl (30-40% of my current vinyl buys, 10-15% of my vinyl collection) to likely struggle to stay ahead and justify their place on my rack. might this effect my future vinyl acquisitions? it might, and a subject i will need to sort out.
----i expect that this will now allow files to clearly jump ahead of discs going forward. doubt a transport will be able to compete with a ripped file played back with the combo i'm using. i will watch for this idea to be investigated (i'm not active currently with in room discs).
i've only played my files so far. no streaming. no Roon just TAS.my system on Audiogon; https://www.audiogon.com/systems/615
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April 10, 2021, 09:34 AM #22
Re: Taiko USB Card
We’ve noticed a bigger increase in performance using Roon. It went from a 7/10 to maybe an 8/10, while TAS remains a strong 10/10 for Sonics.
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April 10, 2021, 04:17 PM #23
Re: Taiko USB Card
Thanks.
I wonder how it compares to the latest Jcat USB XE (800 EUR) and PinkFaun Ultra OCXO USB Bridge (1500 EUR).
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