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SGM 2015 EVO vs $ 45,000 Turntable


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First movie is $ 45,000 Turntable Sound

 

Second movie is SGM 2015 EVO Sound

 

Please enjoy them~!!

Speakers : Accuton 3ways 5speakers (D-25)

Source : SGM 2015 EVO / SGM Extreme   DAC : Trinity DAC
Pre Amp : KX-R Twenty     Power Amp : HF : NHB-108 LF : 400W Mono Block   Cables : All Entreq Atlantis
Grounding : 3 Olympus Tellus, 4 Poseidon, 1 Silver Tellus, 1 Atlantis Tellus 6 Atlantis Minimus, 3 Silver Minimus, 3 Gaia,  All Atlantis Eartha, 60 Peak
Power Conditioner : 2 Atlantis,

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21 minutes ago, matthias said:

According to customers who listened to both servers the Taiko Audio SGM Extreme seems to offer much better SQ than the SGM Evo.

 

https://www.whatsbestforum.com/threads/taiko-audio-sgm-extreme-the-crème-de-la-crème.27433/

 

BTW, the turntable is more musical.

 

Matt

 

I already had SGM Extreme.

 

But because Extreme quality is invincible, I don't post its quality yet.

 

After one month, I'll post Extreme specific contents.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

21 minutes ago, matthias said:

 

 

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Speakers : Accuton 3ways 5speakers (D-25)

Source : SGM 2015 EVO / SGM Extreme   DAC : Trinity DAC
Pre Amp : KX-R Twenty     Power Amp : HF : NHB-108 LF : 400W Mono Block   Cables : All Entreq Atlantis
Grounding : 3 Olympus Tellus, 4 Poseidon, 1 Silver Tellus, 1 Atlantis Tellus 6 Atlantis Minimus, 3 Silver Minimus, 3 Gaia,  All Atlantis Eartha, 60 Peak
Power Conditioner : 2 Atlantis,

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1 hour ago, butifull01 said:

I already had SGM Extreme.

But because Extreme quality is invincible, I don't post its quality yet.

After one month, I'll post Extreme specific conten

 

Welcome here, you are "Esotar" on WBF?

Do you know if Taiko Audio will demonstrate the Extreme at HE Munich?

Thanks

 

Matt

"I want to know why the musicians are on stage, not where". (John Farlowe)

 

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47 minutes ago, matthias said:

 

Welcome here, you are "Esotar" on WBF?

Do you know if Taiko Audio will demonstrate the Extreme at HE Munich?

Thanks

 

Matt

 

Of cause~!!!

 

But Extreme Demo in Munich will be not helpful, I think.

 

Extreme must be famous in WBF and AS.

Speakers : Accuton 3ways 5speakers (D-25)

Source : SGM 2015 EVO / SGM Extreme   DAC : Trinity DAC
Pre Amp : KX-R Twenty     Power Amp : HF : NHB-108 LF : 400W Mono Block   Cables : All Entreq Atlantis
Grounding : 3 Olympus Tellus, 4 Poseidon, 1 Silver Tellus, 1 Atlantis Tellus 6 Atlantis Minimus, 3 Silver Minimus, 3 Gaia,  All Atlantis Eartha, 60 Peak
Power Conditioner : 2 Atlantis,

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6 minutes ago, butifull01 said:

 

Of cause~!!!

 

But Extreme Demo in Munich will be not helpful, I think.

 

Extreme must be famous in WBF and AS.

 

If I understand correctly Taiko Audio will be exhibitor in Munich?

AFAIK, as SGM importer for Korea you need to have a professional signature here at AS.

 

Matt

"I want to know why the musicians are on stage, not where". (John Farlowe)

 

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I like the vocals much more on the turntable...iPad Pro 1st Gen...I will try and listen with iems.

 

QNAP TS453Pro w/QLMS->Netgear Switch->Netgear RAX43 Router->Ethernet (50 ft)->Netgear switch->SBTouch ->SABAJ A10d->Linn Majik-IL (preamp)->Linn 2250->Linn Keilidh; Control Points: iPeng (iPad Air & iPhone); Also: Rega P3-24 w/ DV 10x5; OPPO 103; PC Playback: Foobar2000 & JRiver; Portable: iPhone 12 ProMax & Radio Paradise or NAS streaming; Sony NWZ ZX2 w/ PHA-3; SMSL IQ, Fiio Q5, iFi Nano iDSD BL; Garage: Edifier S1000DB Active Speakers  

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8 hours ago, matthias said:

According to customers who listened to both servers the Taiko Audio SGM Extreme seems to offer much better SQ than the SGM Evo.

I want one!  I just need to win a lottery.

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Image is shifted heavily to the right for the Evo recording so you are not getting a good centered image like you have on the turntable sound. I would doubt that was the experience in the room so maybe how it was recorded. It does not help in determining which sounds better.

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  • 5 months later...

How do you know the difference in quality of each source material? Also, it seems both are not level matched. And, as sligolad mentioned the digital is image shifted to the left so not apples to apples. Also, if you want to compare analog vs. digital sources what's the cost of each complete source fed to the preamp including the DAC, cables, etc. for digital vs. the cartridge, phono preamp, cables, isolation, etc. for analog? My guess is the analog (as is in almost every case) is 1.5+ times the cost of the digital, but no one seems to account for the full cost and ends up stating ignorantly, "analog is better". 

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Case in point.

4x20A circuits | Shunyata Triton + Typhon | Source 1: HDPlex HD100 PSU -> OCX clock + EtherRegen -> Paul Hynes SR4T + HDPlex HD500 PSUs -> Music PC w/JCAT XE nic, HQPlayer, Roon, Tidal / Qobuz |  TotalDAC D1 Twelve DAC + Mk II Streamer | Source 2: Acoustic Signature Ascona with Kuzma 4 Point tonearm | Koetsu Rosewood Signature cart | Pass XP-15 phono pre | Audionet Pre G2 preamp | Audionet Max mono blocks | Vivid Audio Giya Spirits |  4 JL Audio Fathom subs | Echole ICs /SCs / Siltech King jumpers, Shunyata/Audioquest PCs / Eth. Cs | Critical Mass CS2s -> components, Isoacoustics -> speakers + subs | Adona Eris II rack w/ Herbie's titanium footers | Fully treated and dedicated 2 channel room

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The first recording sounded like crap, the second sounded even worse. 

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