Popular Post romaz Posted May 1, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted May 1, 2020 Unfortunately, this has not yet happened for a couple of reasons. First, when I tried to load Euphony from a USB stick shortly after I received my Extreme, it would not load and so I knew I would have to take my Extreme down from my rack, connect it to a monitor and keyboard, and look at the BIOS to make the necessary adjustments for it to boot. This has not been convenient to do as the Extreme is so heavy (nearly 100 lbs). Second, my motivation to do it is now less because I am reliant on a certain piece of software for SQ that runs only on Windows and so I know in my situation, Euphony would not be viable. Having said that, Emile has tested Euphony on the Extreme and this is perhaps another reason I have not felt as motivated to try it since I trust Emile's ears. The Extreme was designed from the ground up to run Windows and Roon and so the hardware choices were made to specifically counter the sound penalties imposed by both Windows and Roon. In other words, Emile found it necessary to use 2 Xeons and nearly all 20 cores to allow Windows and Roon to be as transparent (or invisible) as possible. Not surprisingly, Emile found the Extreme to sound best with his tailored version of Windows as the 2 were really made for each other. Would Euphony sound as good with a hardware profile specifically designed to meet Euphony's needs? This is being explored now by Taiko Audio and that's all I will say. I know there's a lot of debate about which OS is best for audio playback. In the end, it comes down to personal preference as all the OS's I've tried have had their pros and cons and so the only way to know for sure what YOU like is to try and compare. While Windows can sound REALLY good, it requires a lot of resources and "know how" to make it sound really good whereas Euphony sounds really good right out of the box. Ultimately, my time with Euphony was a breath of fresh air. The competent and responsive support I got from Željko was every bit as good as what I get from Emile and this is saying a lot. spotforscott, ASRMichael, 87mpi and 3 others 5 1 Link to comment
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