High Fidelity

KRAKOW SONIC SOCIETY № 151

TAIKO AUDIO
Olympus Server XDMI + Olympus I/O XDMI

The 151st meeting of the Krakow Sonic Society opens, symbolically, the next stage of its activities. And it does so with a bang, as it starts with a listening to one of the most expensive audio file transports on the market, the TAIKO AUDIO Server XDMI with Olympus I/O XDMI module. We've tested this pair before, but this time the I/O XDMI features a DAC, and Taiko's creator and head, Mr. Emile Bok, is there to tell us about the equipment.

26 kwietnia 2025
KRAKOW ⸜ Poland

No. 253 June 2025

KRAKOW SONIC SOCIETY № 151 ⸜ TAIKO AUDIO Olympus Server XDMI + Olympus I/O XDMI » THE NETHERLANDS → POLAND

KSS introduction and summary by WOJCIECH PACUŁA translation Marek Dyba pictures by Tomasz L. Lechowski, “High Fidelity” No 253 June 1, 2025 ⌈ KRAKOW SONIC SOCIETY is an informal group of music lovers, audiophiles, and friends, meeting to learn something new about audio products, records, music, etc. The idea for KSS was born in 2005, although its roots go back several years. Below you’ll find a report from its 151st meeting. ⌋ IT WAS A SPECIAL DAY, because it was the day of Pope Francis' funeral. The event that had been planned for a long time therefore had a quiet character, even though this time we played music really loud. We started it, by the way, by paying tribute to the deceased, listening to a magnificent excerpt from FRANZ LISZT's Via Crucis, conducted by Leif Ove Andsnes and performed by the Norvegian Soloist ...

No. 251 April 2025

KRAKOW SONIC SOCIETY ⸜ № 150!: XACT S1 Evo – file transport » POLAND

KRAKOW introduction and summary by WOJCIECH PACUŁA transation Marek Dyba images by Tomasz L. Lechowski, „High Fidelity” SONIC SOCIETY April 1, 2025 ⌈ KRAKOW SONIC SOCIETY is an informal group of music lovers, audiophiles and friends who meet to learn something new about audio products, records, music, etc. The idea for KSS was born in 2005, although its roots go back several years. Below you will find a report from its 150th meeting. ⌋ ! – I START THIS TEXT with an exclamation mark because there is no other way to do it. Or maybe even: “Because there is no other way!” We have had one hundred and fifty meetings and not many fewer reports, which you could follow in the pages of “High Fidelity” and also in the American magazine “Positive Feedback”. Let us recall ...

No. 248 January 2025

KRAKOW SONIC SOCIETY № 149: High Fidelity Presents: ART FARMER: Art Farmer in Wrocław » POLAND/Krakow

Krakow introduction and summary by WOJCIECH PACUŁA translation Marek Dyba images by Tomasz L. Lechowski, “High Fidelity” SONIC SOCIETY January 1, 2025 ⌈ KRAKOW SONIC SOCIETY is an informal group of music lovers, audiophiles, and friends, who meet to learn something new about audio products, recordings, music, etc. The idea for KSS was born in 2005, although its roots go back several years. This is its 149th meeting. ⌋ The 149th MEETING of the Krakow Sonic Society had a special context - St. Nicholas Day and Christmas Eve. For many years we have been meeting before Christmas at Jarek Waszczyszyn's house to spend time together, and to relax, but also with some kind of agenda, to wish each other all the best and, not surprisingly, to listen to some music together. This time it was about the latest release from AC Records, High Fidelity ...

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