Got my K50 back yesterday via the UK distributor.
It took a week from Scotland tonNZ, upgrade and return to Scotland
Well please with the sound.
Thanks Antipodes!
I like the included brochure btw
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I use mine with a Siltech SPX-800, a worthwhile improvement
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Hi, would you mind sharing your impressions of the K30 upgrade a few months on, did it improve further? Thanks
I still feel the upgrade is worth it. I can’t comment if burn in has changed anything as my brain has burnt in along with it. The feet are disappointing for looks but seem to be effective.
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Hmm. If you new feet are the same as those used by my updated K50 then I think my new feet look far better than the old ones.
I suspect there may be a difference, possibly based on weight. The K30 upgrade is not shown on the website but K50 upgrade feet look different than K21 and K22.
I am curious how long is an upgrade journey for a K50 from East Coast US to NZ ? IOW, how long do I need to listen to my vinyl records ? ;-). TIA
My K50 was picked up by DHL on 8/15 and returned on 8/28. I live in NYC.
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Hi Marc,
I’m new to the forum and I’m thinking about giving my K30 the Oladra upgrade. What is an upgrade of the player engine and server engine? Is it more RAM memory on the board or is it a software update V5 to V6. Could you please enlighten me here. Greetings Jochen
Hi there, the K30 gets a new power supply, isolation footers, and a new USB, other benefits include an increase of 200% to 400% in system resources to improve system responsiveness, and enterprise-level OS resilience against data loss in unusual AC power events. More RAM is one component.
Hi JJJS,
It’s all about how the story is told. I am available for the dealers and consumers in the BeNeLux, i speak Nederlands, French English and German.
More than happy to help you out.
Audioxperience in Nuenen is dealer, and you can also contact me if you have questions
Kind regards
Frank Vermeylen
Dm for contact info
Nick, are you still convinced that the upgrade of your oladra to oladra 2 was worth the money?
@tommytwotimes in a word, yes, even though I do not use the USB output and prefer the bnc output to my Chord Mscaler + Dave.
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The DIGITAL output gets a double reclock/regen on the G4
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What’s involved with the Kala upgrade on the K22 please?
Also, is there a date when the upgrades will cease?
Thanks
The upgrade program window closes in August.
The cost of the upgrade includes all freight to and from your location .
The K22 has a new power supply and USB output along with isolation footers installed.
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Boy oh Boy, after more than a year of reading and thinking I decided to go for the G4 version of my beloved K50 G1. What a Super Surprise, right out of the box (It did take 2,5 weeks between The Netherlands and New Zealand and vice versa) it did plays amazing. I’m not a reviewer and describing what I do hear is difficult for me (and English is not my mother language).
What I do experience is INVOLVEMENT (betrokkenheid).
Every track/recording (Flac-0 on internal 24TB SSD) brings me deeper, higher, lower and wider into the stage and the performance. Fantastic highs and Lows. A magnific articulation of the singing voices. Details without extracting it from the performance, a flow of natural sounds.
Foot tapping and Happiness all the way, older and newer recordings (Rock Blues Jazz).
Still, it is the magic of the K50 mk1 that is increased and not by a few percent.
One of my friends (knows my setup very well) was totally flabbergasted with the new G4 version. This was not expected and I’m very content with the Result.
So if you think about the G4 step, this is the last month (august-24) to decide to do.
For my ears it is a fantastic jump forward in enjoying music at home.
Thanks both of them Mark’s and the people of Antipodes.
Robert
(Tidal Contriva G2, Ypsilon Aelius II, icOn 4PRO balanced, analog: pure silver (homemade), digital: Ansuz D2, EtherREGEN-Fiber)
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10+ years of history and experience tells me that each iteration of what Antipodes is putting out gets better and better. Ke up the great and honest work the Antipodes team! 
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The cost/benefit ratio is different for those who have passed the age of 65! Hearing specialists are aware that high frequencies are reduced in older patients as a consequence of age. Sometime I will confirm the theory that my K50 G2 sounds very similar to a K50 G4 because of my age. As I age more, my ability to discern which is the best sound will be negatively affected!