One can dream, can't they? - Audio Exotics

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  • Joey_V
    Joey_V Posts: 8,600
    One of the best systems I’ve ever heard.

    My friend’s Kharma system. Exotic cabling to boot.

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    Magico M2, JL113v2x2, EMM, ARC Ref 10 Line, ARC Ref 10 Phono, VPIx2, Lyra Etna, Airtight Opus1, Boulder, AQ Wel&Wild, SRA Scuttle Rack, BlueSound+LPS, Thorens 124DD+124SPU, Sennheiser, Metaxas R2R
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  • treitz3
    treitz3 Posts: 19,942
    He definitely has some high dollar cables there. From Schnerzinger, Shunyata and AudioQuest, with what I can recognize. My question is this.....why are they just laying there, apparently just strung up over the back of a chair?

    Tom
    ~ In search of accurate reproduction of music. Real sound is my reference and while perfection may not be attainable? If I chase it, I might just catch excellence. ~
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  • treitz3
    treitz3 Posts: 19,942
    Never mind, I found out why. Apparently, he now has a full loom of Turnbull Audio cables. These were the ones he took out of the system.

    Tom
    ~ In search of accurate reproduction of music. Real sound is my reference and while perfection may not be attainable? If I chase it, I might just catch excellence. ~
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  • tratliff
    tratliff Posts: 1,762
    I’ve had the pleasure of hearing the Turnbull cables in couple of different presentations. They are magical…
    2 Channel Rosso Fiorentino Volterra II, 2 REL Carbon Limited, Norma Revo IPA-140B, Norma Revo DAC-2, Lumin U2 Mini, VPI Prime w/SoundSmith Zephyr MIMC, Modwright PH 150, Denon DP-59l w/Denon DL-301MKII, WAY Silver 3 Ana+ Speaker Cables, WAY Interconnect Cables, AudioQuest Niagara 7000 w/Dragon, WAY power cables for all other sources.
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  • treitz3
    treitz3 Posts: 19,942
    I would love to listen to a shootout between Turnbull and the new SRA Takshaka's someday.

    Tom
    ~ In search of accurate reproduction of music. Real sound is my reference and while perfection may not be attainable? If I chase it, I might just catch excellence. ~
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  • treitz3
    treitz3 Posts: 19,942
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    Tom
    ~ In search of accurate reproduction of music. Real sound is my reference and while perfection may not be attainable? If I chase it, I might just catch excellence. ~
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  • Joey_V
    Joey_V Posts: 8,600
    treitz3 wrote: »
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    Tom

    That is insane.
    Magico M2, JL113v2x2, EMM, ARC Ref 10 Line, ARC Ref 10 Phono, VPIx2, Lyra Etna, Airtight Opus1, Boulder, AQ Wel&Wild, SRA Scuttle Rack, BlueSound+LPS, Thorens 124DD+124SPU, Sennheiser, Metaxas R2R
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  • newbie308
    newbie308 Posts: 800
    Can someone tell me what the thing on the top right is? It looks like a fancy photo copier...
    Enjoying the journey while never attaining the destination.
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  • billbillw
    billbillw Posts: 7,441
    edited December 2024
    newbie308 wrote: »
    Can someone tell me what the thing on the top right is? It looks like a fancy photo copier...
    Taiko Olympus and IO according to Google Lens search. Some over the top music server stuff from the WBF world.
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    It is basically a standard server put into a very fancy custom case with custom passive cooling and a custom linear power supply. Price is pushing €90k.

    My current server cost me about $1000 to build including 32TB (4x8TB) of SAS drives, plus a spare drive. I use my server for more than just audio though. It hosts my entire movie collection and 20+ years of digital photos.
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  • billbillw
    billbillw Posts: 7,441
    edited December 2024
    billbillw wrote: »
    It is basically a standard server put into a very fancy custom case with custom passive cooling and a custom linear power supply. Price is pushing €90K.
    Some additional reading on that particular model (Olympus) finds they also went to a proprietary digital connection called XDMI (are there any XDMI DACs yet?) and use battery packs to create the low noise power supply setup. It doesn't actually have the linear power supply that the original model had.
    All that said, the Motherboard, CPU, DDR5 ECC Memory and Intel Optane storage that are the heart of this server would cost you less than $3000 from Microcenter...
    A 24 core/48 thread CPU for a music server is so ridiculously over-powered...That is the type of system that is designed for very heavy multi-threaded operations like CAD rendering, video rendering, etc. Its roughly double the CPU capability of my desktop Intel 12th Gen i7 on multi-threaded, but very close on single threaded, which is most audio streaming operations.
    Anyway, they are selling them as fast as they can build them apparently.
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  • treitz3
    treitz3 Posts: 19,942
    That's because of the sound. It is highly regarded and Taiko is at the forefront of audio technology, breaking barriers along the way. The thread about Taiko is the WBF's most popular thread, with well over a million views. The only real competition that users are reporting is the also ridiculously priced Wadex server. But Taiko also has switches, the XDMI and other accessories that boost the performance of the Taiko server. Not so sure if Wadex has the same or similar things, as they aren't discussed as much as the Taiko.

    Anyhoo, here is a rather unique R2R -

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    Tom
    ~ In search of accurate reproduction of music. Real sound is my reference and while perfection may not be attainable? If I chase it, I might just catch excellence. ~
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  • SeleniumFalcon
    SeleniumFalcon Posts: 4,269
    I guess having tape on the reel would spoil the looks.
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  • SeleniumFalcon
    SeleniumFalcon Posts: 4,269
    In the same bling category:

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  • maxward
    maxward Posts: 1,668
    Both of those would go well in the current Oval Office.
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  • nooshinjohn
    nooshinjohn Posts: 25,872
    billbillw wrote: »
    newbie308 wrote: »
    Can someone tell me what the thing on the top right is? It looks like a fancy photo copier...
    Taiko Olympus and IO according to Google Lens search. Some over the top music server stuff from the WBF world.
    4aqebq7vht3c.jpg
    It is basically a standard server put into a very fancy custom case with custom passive cooling and a custom linear power supply. Price is pushing €90k.

    My current server cost me about $1000 to build including 32TB (4x8TB) of SAS drives, plus a spare drive. I use my server for more than just audio though. It hosts my entire movie collection and 20+ years of digital photos.

    You up for building another one? Asking for a friend... B)
    The Gear... Carver "Statement" Mono-blocks, Mcintosh C2800 Arcam AVR20, Oppo UDP-203 4K Blu-ray player, Sony XBR70x850B 4k, Polk Audio Legend L800 with height modules, L400 Center Channel Polk audio AB800 "in-wall" surrounds. Marantz MM7025 stereo amp. Simaudio Moon 680d DSD

    “When once a Republic is corrupted, there is no possibility of remedying any of the growing evils but by removing the corruption and restoring its lost principles; every other correction is either useless or a new evil.”— Thomas Jefferson

    How many flies need to be buzzing a dead horse before you guys stop beating it?
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  • billbillw
    billbillw Posts: 7,441
    edited June 1
    nooshinjohn wrote: »
    billbillw wrote: »
    newbie308 wrote: »
    Can someone tell me what the thing on the top right is? It looks like a fancy photo copier...
    Taiko Olympus and IO according to Google Lens search. Some over the top music server stuff from the WBF world.
    4aqebq7vht3c.jpg
    It is basically a standard server put into a very fancy custom case with custom passive cooling and a custom linear power supply. Price is pushing €90k.

    My current server cost me about $1000 to build including 32TB (4x8TB) of SAS drives, plus a spare drive. I use my server for more than just audio though. It hosts my entire movie collection and 20+ years of digital photos.

    You up for building another one? Asking for a friend... B)

    I could but shipping gets expensive. I could also help guide anyone who is mildly computer literate using a slightly used enterprise gear. If that main part is already assembled, it's just a matter of populating drives and letting something like TrueNAS do the rest.
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  • treitz3
    treitz3 Posts: 19,942
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    Tom
    ~ In search of accurate reproduction of music. Real sound is my reference and while perfection may not be attainable? If I chase it, I might just catch excellence. ~
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  • skrol
    skrol Posts: 3,437
    It gets to a point where the equipment exceeds the hearing quality of my ears.
    Stan

    Main 2ch:
    Polk LSi15 (DB840 upgrade), Parasound: P/LD-1100, HCA-1000A; Denon: DVD-2910, DRM-800A; Benchmark DAC1, Monster HTS3600-MKII, Grado SR-225i; Technics SL-J2, Parasound PPH-100.

    HT:
    Marantz SR7010, Polk: RTA11TL (RDO198-1, XO and Damping Upgrades), S4, CS250, PSW110 , Marantz UD5005, Pioneer PL-530, Panasonic TC-P42S60

    Other stuff:
    Denon: DRA-835R, AVR-888, DCD-660, DRM-700A, DRR-780; Polk: S8, Monitor 5A, 5B, TSi100, RM7, PSW10 (DXi104 upgrade); Pioneer: CT-6R; Onkyo CP-1046F; Ortofon OM5E, Marantz: PM5004, CD5004, CDR-615; Parasound C/PT-600, HCA-800ii, Sony CDP-650ESD, Technics SA 5070, B&W DM601
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  • newbie308
    newbie308 Posts: 800
    skrol wrote: »
    It gets to a point where the equipment exceeds the hearing quality of my ears.

    I'm already there with my meager system. My hearing is only getting worse, and now I can add tinnitus to that list. I still love the pursuit of better sound, though!
    Enjoying the journey while never attaining the destination.
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