New Antipodes Oladra

[crwilli]

Oladra - antipodes

The day after I received my K-50

 

[Alkyogre]

How does it sound?

 

[crwilli]

The K-50 sounds fantastic.

 

[dznutz]

What have you used before it?

 

[crwilli]

I have a custom ‘silent’ win 7/10 I3 Pc with JCat NetCard XE fully powered by HD Plex LPS.

The K-50 is better.

 

[dznutz]

I have a custom ‘silent’ win 7/10 I3 Pc with JCat NetCard XE fully powered by HD Plex LPS.

The K-50 is better.

Understood, I was hoping your experience with Players/Streamers was a bit more extensive. Im considering the K50 or the K22 but Antipodes is a tiny Company. My experience extends to various models from Bryston, Aurender, Esoteric, Melco, Mytek, EMM and Lumin. Not sure if its worth the gamble, resale will be terrible.

 

[crwilli]

I have heard Aurenders N30SA, A10 and the Taiko Extreme. But no back to back sessions so nothing comparable as I don’t trust my music memory.

The K-50 is solid. Linux based, offers ROON core (important to me) and the ability of to use squeeze or ROON as the player. It’s reclocker to digital outputs better the DLNA connection to my Bricasti M21.

It sounds fantastic - Yes, I said that already.

 

[dznutz]

I have heard Aurenders N30SA, A10 and the Taiko Extreme. But no back to back sessions so nothing comparable as I don’t trust my music memory.

The K-50 is solid. Linux based, offers ROON core (important to me) and the ability of to use squeeze or ROON as the player. It’s reclocker to digital outputs better the DLNA connection to my Bricasti M21.

It sounds fantastic - Yes, I said that already.

You have "heard", I assume this means you have not owned them or lived with them in your own system for any decent amount of time? Rather you heard them at a Dealer?

In any event, I just ordered a K22, as I don't use Roon and don't need the Server functionality. We shall see

 

[crwilli]

You have "heard", I assume this means you have not owned them or lived with them in your own system for any decent amount of time? Rather you heard them at a Dealer?

In any event, I just ordered a K22, as I don't use Roon and don't need the Server functionality. We shall see

I heard the N30SA and the Taiko at Mikes place. Sort of back to back but I was shopping speakers and cannot make a comparison of the servers. I only remember the N30SA didn’t give anything up versus the Taiko. Both also used different connections types and different cables to the MSB DAC.

 

[dznutz]

I heard the N30SA and the Taiko at Mikes place. Sort of back to back but I was shopping speakers and cannot make a comparison of the servers. I only remember the N30SA didn’t give anything up versus the Taiko. Both also used different connections types and different cables to the MSB DAC.

All Im getting at is that under those conditions you know nothing about those players. You need to isolate them in your system and spend some time with them. If you havent done that then you truly have no idea.

 

[crwilli]

Okay, I am not as experienced as you. You win. You asked and I shared what I could. Good luck.

 

[dznutz]

Lol gee thanks. Well I hope youre right as I have the K22 on order. I will wait and see if I agree although its not a K50.

 

[kennyb123]

I will wait and see if I agree although its not a K50.

Just add a K41 and you will have a K50. Roon isn't the only software that benefits from having a separate server and player.

 

[dznutz]

Just add a K41 and you will have a K50. Roon isn't the only software that benefits from having a separate server and player.

Why would I do that and end up paying more and have 2 boxes instead of 1? If I wanted the server I would just get the K50.