Takedown of pricey servers, streamers OCD HiFi guy

djones513,529 posts02-10-2021 2:56pm "I believe the Taiko Taiko Extreme is one of the devices. I have not heard it but I have researched it. I grant that it does everything it claims. It looks to be a very well made streamer/server. Does it sound better than cheaper units? From what I’ve seen I doubt it very much"


You have not heard it - so your opinion is ... inane

daleberlin16 posts02-12-2021 1:54pm

"I disagree that he can tell the difference between a FLAC and WAVE file. A decompressed FLAC is identical bit for bit to the original WAVE file. "

You know so little

@hide45
"Ok, well I feel quite satisfied that OCD is not worth taking very seriously."

He claims to "make $ on cables and the rest is for fun" to "demo to help others" who cannot. He tries stuff and records with an iPhone. Lots of high $ gear around and no good mics or audio/video recording tools for his Youtube videos, yet. Pushes some brands and gets fixated on "looks" as much as sound. Calls himself "OCD", openly. What he likes, good for him. I enjoy how he takes close-up video of some gear just to see it.  

I put it in the "hobby" category like many of us here. It’s okay to have fun too and not take ourselves or these hobbyist videos too seriously. It can be fun to watch people with passion for their hobby, or skip on.

I personally have the sonore signature rendu, melco streamer, and the pink faun 2.16x and I can tell you streamers do make a vast difference.  I tricked my brother and had the sonore playing and he l expressed that he was sorry I paid that much fir my pink faun.  And that was just casual listening. 

@hilde45
I don't want to go over old ground or seem to be stirring up controversy for no reason

No matter what you post, Someone will make it controversial. I can't tell you how many times I have posted something innocently, only to be called out on it as if I were trying to be controversial. Reading levels are very poor anymore