We received a Taiko development unit for certification and testing earlier this week. After two days of work, the Pro ISL integration is flawless and performing for all formats. Excited to see the first server partnership come together, hope to see more soon!
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Is it just for their Olympus server, or will it be available for the Extreme as well?
Congrats, thanks for sharing. As already asked on WTB I’m really curious to know your first impressions comparing USB Pro vs direct Pro ISL connections, sonically speaking.
And can’t wait for other server brands upcoming soon, like Innuos (that I own) or Pink Faun (that I’m considering as well).
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From what I read from the QA pdf Taiko provided, it’s for Olympus only.
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Congrats on the fruition! Hopefully an integration with Antipodes can be seen in the near future 
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Excited to see that implementation as well! Time will tell.
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Having read thru 100 of the 223 pages of the Olympus thread on WBF, the xmdi module is available for the Extreme server as well as the Olympus. The MSB module once certified and available on the MSB dac should connect to the xdmi card regardless of whether it is the Extreme or Olympus.
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Thank you! 
sorry but where does that come from, I read the latest QA again and it still states the XDMI can’t be fitted into EXTREME.
I just went back and looked at the Taiko site to see if I could find a reference for my earlier post. It looks like Performance Level 2 which combines the Extreme Router with the Olympus I/O unit or module (whatever the right word is) is required for the XDMI functionality. Here is an info link for the op to reference. https://taikoaudio.com/taiko-2020/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Olympus-and-Olympus-IO-Introduction-FAQ_v034.x80569.pdf.
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I have both the Pro ISL/Pro USB and the Renderer V2 Ethernet input on my Reference dac and much prefer the Renderer. I have the Internet coming into a generic modem/router to my server then to an LHY Audio SW6 Ethernet switch ($800) to a Network Acoustics Muon Pro Ethernet filter ($2000) then to the dac renderer and the results don’t leave me wanting for much more. Maybe the reference digital director or a push up to the Cascade, we will see.
I love that MSB is pursuing the xdmi technology providing their customers more options.
The xmdi is fascinating but a little too new for me to seriously consider although I have spent considerable time reviewing the 2000+ posts on WBF.
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