Taiko Audio Olympus I/O

Olympus / Olympus I/O Info Sheet

Committed as we are to keeping the Extreme as current as possible, we are introducing a second product, called the Olympus I/O. This is an external upgrade to the Extreme containing a significant part of the Olympus technology allowing it to come near, though not entirely at, Olympus performance levels. The Olympus I/O can also be added to the Olympus itself to further elevate its performance, although it does not provide as dramatic an uplift as adding it to the Extreme. Consider it the proverbial "cherry on top".

XDMI in a Nutshell XDMI is a modular system, consisting of 4 main parts: 1. Software 2. A baseboard which houses the core of the system. 3. Daughterboards which provide the interface to either your DAC or your Preamplifier. 4. A transparent QFSP interconnect system allowing you to situate the baseboard and daughterboards in an external chassis. These 4 parts are all previously unavailable, new Taiko-proprietary designs. • The Olympus XDMI Server includes the first 3 parts of this system.

The Olympus XDMI I/O includes all 4 parts of this system. the I/O unit is an extension of the Server to which it is connected via QSFP links. The I/O unit has support for two modules, usually a single input side (Network) and single output side (USB or XDMI card). Olympus I/O does not only move XDMI from the server to its chassis, but it also moves the network card to its chassis (meaning the network signal will be connected to Olympus I/O First and then pass through to Extreme Server or Olympus Server by QSFP), therefore, it uses 2 of the interconnect systems described in 4.

This interconnect system consists of 3 parts: 1. A PCIe interface card providing a QFSP output 2. A QFSP cable 3. A receiver card with a QFSP input and a PCIe slot which allows you to connect your XDMI baseboard, or network card, or even USB card While the functionality may seem to resemble that of a PCIe extender, that does not do the design justice since the existing systems deteriorate PCIe performance while our solution improves PCIe performance, even over the PCIe slots which are mounted directly on the motherboard inside the server.

In Summary: XDMI is similar to how USB audio works, the USB receiver converts USB to I2S inside the DAC, resulting in short I2S lines. XDMI replaces the USB driver, USB controller / card, USB cable and USB receiver. XDMI availability • XDMI and the digital and analog output boards are only available for Olympus and Olympus I/O. • The standard Extreme Music Server offers USB output via our Enhanced USB card. It cannot be fitted with XDMI. Battery Power Supply (BPS)

Battery Power Supply (BPS)

The Olympus Server contains 2 battery power supplies, 1 linear PSU, 1 charger PSU, and 1 monster charger PSU. Both battery supplies are always operational. The first battery section powers the core system. It is configured such that the battery is constantly charged, combining the technical advantages of battery power with the sound quality advantage of smaller cell sizes.

The second battery section powers the XDMI Output cards, and is configured to charge in cycles, like a traditional battery. The charging cycle is set from factory, but can be adjusted freely by the user via the BMS app for iPhone and Android. When the Olympus I/O is added, the server’s second battery section powers the XDMI Interface cards connected to the I/O.

The OIympus I/O contains 2 battery power supplies and 1 linear PSU. 1 battery powers the Network Card and 1 battery powers the XDMI Output Cards. The battery sections are configured to charge in cycles, like a traditional battery. The charging cycle is set from factory, but can be adjusted freely by the user via the BMS app for iPhone and Android.

MSRP: $32,000 - Black / $36,000 - Silver