The Taiko Audio Extreme, a state-of-the-art music server that Taiko Audio launched in 2018 to deliver what the company says is the most realistic sounding/live reproduction of stored music files and streaming music from Qobuz and Tidal, will be celebrating its sixth anniversary this month, according to Taiko Audio’s original announcement for the product, which was published on December 20, 2018. The server, which starts at €28,000 and features dual Intel Xeon CPUs and support for up to 48 GB of RAM and 24 TB of storage, remains popular among audiophiles despite its relatively high price tag, according to ongoing discussions for the server that can be found online, including a thread on the What’s Best Forum that has reached over 1,000 pages. See below for specifications and some photos of Taiko’s “EXTREME SERVER,” which is estimated to ship 12 weeks after ordering.
The Taiko Audio SGM Extreme is a State of the Art Music Server designed to deliver the most realistic sounding / live reproduction from stored music files and streaming music from Qobuz and Tidal.
The hardware architecture is a dual multicore CPU’s running under a Taiko Audio custom assembled operating system built from the ground up using the Windows 10 components designed for industrial controller applications with SOTA process schedulers. All data and software storage is non SSD, and utilizes non SATA, non volatile solid state storage modules.
The Taiko Audio SGM Extreme is powered by a linear power supply with choke regulation and a large capacitor bank utilizing the highest audiophile grade Duelund and Mundorf capacitors. Music files can be stored in the internal storage up to 24 TB or in a NAS (Network attached Storage)
The standard software suite is Roon.