Takedown of pricey servers, streamers OCD HiFi guy

@hilde45, you are making the assertion 'Takedown'.
The Title of this post is " Takedown of pricey servers, streamers " with OCD Guy thrown in ...
The title of OCD Guys Rambling Video is " Music Server, Music Streamer,
Music Computer ..... Whats the Deal? "
Just OCD Guys poor choice of an example ...
As I noted in my first post-I Disagree ... Not a Takedown.
What I understand is your phraseology echoing OCD Guys examples adds to a rambling rant.
The OCD Guy even says "Trust Me".
And why would anyone do that if you don't have to?
OCD Guy does not use the term Dedicated Audio Streamer and dances around the fact that Dedicated Audio Products are more expensive than
a comparable 'High Quality PC".
Cost (high cost specifically) is one of your additions.
The reason SGM Extreme is expensive is because the product is low volume production of exceptional quality.
The reason that ASUS products are expensive and affordable is because of high volume mass production of exceptional quality.
Personally I would not turn to OCD Guy for a Review of the SGM Extreme and I do not want to argue with him about any thing at all.

@artizen65, I am not making an argument for horsepower, that's just how SGM Extreme designers did it. 





 

@rego I see your point. I should have titled my post something more neutral, like, "OCD Guy claims to be doing a ’takedown’ of pricey servers." I put my post in a short, headline type style but I was hoping just to generate a conversation with this somewhat hyped phrasing. That’s why my OP also said, "Wonder if others agree or disagree with the basic takedown." But you're right -- I could have put things less tendentiously.

Glad to hear your view and your reasons. Maybe he'll reply, but whatever. Peace.

I’ve been using Amazon Fire tablets for streaming audio for a few years now. My Amazon Fire HD10 and Fire7 sound great with the outboard dacs and headphone amps that I use them with. As such, I see no need to upgrade to a more expensive server, when these inexpensive computers work so well, and also offer many other functions.

So for the record, if you go back and watch that  Innuos vid, I never mention their name nor show the name as far as I remember. So my intent was to use the imagery for an example but not to burn any certain brand. as a rule I dont do that unless someone from the company has really crossed me in some way.. I can count on one hand the times thats happened.  As Far as Taiko extreme I use it in a sentence I think one time and Im referring to the last model I scrutinized which was about a year ago, and wow do people pull the words out of posts that they want to use. I never said "cheap Chinese gaming board" I guess from what I see in society there is a new trend for  people to completely make things up as a reason to thwart or libel another, Its nuts. For anyone to even focus on Taiko means you have totally missed my point. Its not an important part of my video. and for the record, its over $30K USD for that piece and my opinion is this is a piece that exists for a buyer whereby the price does not need to have a connection with its physical makeup whatsoever. If the squaking bird had not passed immediate judgement on my message without reason, he would have heard me say the Taiko is the highest quality build there is. Its crazy to me that I said that clearly but mister lynch mob creates a story to stand on and cast hate that is 100% created from vapors in his mind. Thats bad for the world in general. Be more responsible people.        I do and have built many servers as well as streamers from R-PI to High perf gaming MOBO with a second MOBO in the same chassis, LPSU , etc. Let me preface that by saying I am not a computer guy at all , never gamed, nor hacked or anything , so to me the fact that I can build a server that sounds soooo good (My homebrew cooked the Laufer by the way since I saw it mentioned earlier in this thread) so I figure someone that does not know crap can guess at what would make a server sound good and do this well, then its got to be easy as it gets to make a great sounding server. Mine cost me $1500 and it sounds better than one $10K piece and multiple lesser pieces Ive had through here. So Ive deemed server is not that big of a deal , therefore no need to spend deep on it . That being said, as Im thinking this through , this result could be totally different if we were putting a server into a 20K rig.... Mine is over $100K (retail price, and NO I did not pay anywhere near that) to over simplify, its like saying the DAC is so good that any digital input sounds glorious. Do not fret however as Ive got a vid coming up where Ill compare servers and l;ets see what happens I’ll also be doing Lpsu’s and audiophile switches. FYI I rarely come to these forums so If you post a question to me here I may not notice

Also to the dont take me too seriously "camp" as one fellow said. I actually like that position because people do not see me coming. This is great for competing in this industry. I believe he referred to me misnaming something inside the piece. Thank God that does not affect how good my ears are at tuning systems as well as creating gear. I never claim to know anything more than the next guy. In fact I probably know less. But I make the magic happen sonically and not everyone knows how to do that in a room. In another strange thing I do, I commit to my clients to take them across the finish line , if its now with a complete rig , or if its over the next 10 years as I buy everything back I sold you so you may upgrade. Nobody has policy like I do. This is not a job for me. Visit 11stereo.com and you will understand that there is a different experience than the mainstream within the HiFi Tribe

Did I miss anything that anyone would like a direct response to ? My apology if I missed something . 

all the best..

Mikey

I'm an average guy just like you, just happen to own a $100k system.
I'm not a computer guy, but I can build a kickass server.
I'm an honest, straightforward guy who just happens to be in sales.

You gotta love the subtle art of humblebragging :)