The development of Giesemann Reference Audiophile Server *** NEW KARMANN Double Crown Series Released ***

The new development of Giesemann Reference Audiophile Server 

 

This version is made to order along with audiophiles's mind. A music lover who requires State of Art Music Server designed to deliver the most relax and high quality music for digital streaming music from Diretta.

 

We have been emerging from years of researching, comparing the audio components and listening the impression from audiophiles which is keen on utilitise the Giesemann 10M Master Clock for audio optimisations. The Giesemann Reference Audiophile Server is the culmination of what is possible to pursuit in the field of music servers. 

 

 

 

Pushing the limit of material technologies and craftmanship.

 

It combines many technological breakthroughs with use of carbon fiber, and selection of chassis material, finding an extreme high quality of OCXO and reaching the measureable limited of high precision measuring equipment. Only the best Audio Grade components is selected from the most respected vendors, and customise design from the audiophile points of view and prospective.  

 

As you may know, every devices we made is build by hand with high precision equipments. From the best screw driver from PB Swiss Tools, best Soldering devices from Weller, electronic driver from Fein. Every single hand build process, giving equal attention to resonance control, reliability, and user-friendly. 

 

Selection of Audiophile Motherboard and tweaks with Audio Components

 

We choose the SoTM sMB-Q370 Motherboard after we listen with it carefully at the system. It is always good to apply some Audio Grade Capacitor for the motherboard for a reason. We selected to use the Audio Capacitor from Frolyt made by Germany, in a way we found to be most neutral to the sound. 

 

 

 

Ever heard of CPU under clocking and Memory under clocking, we always keep the electronic to be run in under clock and maintains moderate heat for CPU and Memory. This keep the music server in optimial sound quality and impoves harmonic sonics and were able to tweaks in BIOS levels on motherboard.

 

The selection of RAM is selected A-grade memory modules, for industrial use and are matched to within a 1% tolerance and selected for low current draw. The lower heat reduces the refrash rates and noise level significantly. 

 

 

Generate Lowest Phase Noise and Latency with Giesemann OCXO 10M Reference Master Clock 

 

The Giesemann Reference is build for bit perfect with lowest jitter design. With bit perfect streaming, system latency becomes a a significant part of the resulting sound quality.

 

In the hardware level design, we focused on pushing the limited with the use of single external master clock, and provide sync with the clock inputs on the SoTM sMB-Q370 Audio Grade Motherboard. 

 

In the software level design, we focused on providing the lowest latency possible for every instruction or set of instructions the server has to manage. The operating system has been optimised and run under the latest development with Ubuntu 22.04.1 server build with Linux Real Kernel or Windows Server 2022, it is to ensure single core CPU isolation process is activated of what is absolutely needed to run music services.  

 

 

 

Selection of Intel Optane SSD PCIe for System OS with ultra low latency for music

 

Lower latency and much lower system noise overall, will improve micro details at the backgrounds, huge space redition and brings an ease to the music playback. In our reserach we found smoother music with Intel Optane SSD PCIe, which is connected directly to the CPU and bypasses the DMI. chipset at the motherboard. 

 

 

For music storage, audiophile can select the volume from 2TB up to 8TB Samsung SSD for local music playback. 

 

 

High performance Pressive heatsink with latest Graphene Technologies 

Graphene was properly isolated and characterized in 2004 by Andre Geim and Konstantin Novoselov at the University of Manchester. They pulled graphene layers from graphite with a common adhesive tape in a process called either micromechanical cleavage or the Scotch tape technique. The graphene flakes were then transferred onto thin silicon dioxide (silica) layer on a silicon plate ("wafer"). The silica electrically isolated the graphene and weakly interacted with it, providing nearly charge-neutral graphene layers. The silicon beneath the SiO could be used as a "back gate" electrode to vary the charge density in the graphene over a wide range. This work resulted in the two winning the Nobel Prize in Physics in 2010 "for groundbreaking experiments regarding the two-dimensional material graphene."

 

Thermal transport in graphene is an active area of research, which has attracted attention because of the potential for thermal management applications. Following predictions for graphene and related carbon nanotubes, early measurements of the thermal conductivity of suspended graphene reported an exceptionally large thermal conductivity up to 5300 W⋅m⁻¹⋅K⁻¹ . That is 14 times compared to thermal conductivity in copper, the server temperature will be much lower with high performance heat transfer from CPU. 

 

 

 

 

 

Specification:

Chassis  : Fanless design, 3mm Aluminum polished chassis,  completely passive cooled for silent operation improving resonance control and heat dissipation   

 

CPU  : Intel 9th generations 8 cores i9-9900T CPU / Low TDP Special Edition 

 

Ram  : 16GB DDR4 3200Mhz custom industrial module with EMI Shielding Material  (Standard Included) 

 

System  : Custom Audio Optimized Windows Server 2022 OS, Fully tweaked BIOS, Ultralow Jitter and Ultra low latency 

 

Tweak softwares for CPU and software single core optimisation: Full Pro License Fidelizer PRO 8.10 pre-install, MajorClean. 

 

Audio Output  : USB  / Lan ports / SFP ports 

 

Storage  : Intel Optane SSD 905p Series 480G AIC Version (Read: 2600MB/s Write: 2200MB/s) with Windows Server 2022 OS, Standard Included Music SSD storage 8TB Samsung SSD 

 

Audio Formats supported  : WAV, AIFF, FLAC, ALAC, AAC, MP3, DSD, MQA supported audio formats

 

Software Compatibility  : Roon, HQplayer, Diretta Host, Audirvana, JRiver, JPlay

 

Connections  : External connections consist of 1 HDMI, 1 Display Port , 6 USB ports, 1 LAN ports on board and 2 SFP ports at 1G Connection  

 

Power Supply for SoTM: Pressive Cooling ATX power supply

 

Remote Access  : Remote setup and maintenance

 

Color Options  : Silver and Black 

 

Dimensions  : 430 × 360 × 90mm (W x D x H)

 

Weight  : Around 10kg

On 5/19/2023 at 9:32 PM, Hiker said:

What is the starting price of your new server ? 

 

Hi! Hiker,

 

Thanks for your message and interest. 

 

We will be announced a range of new Giesemann servers, building with different hardwares to meet the demand to run the  application for Music Server on Diretta Host, Roon, HQPlayer. 

 

The Giesemann Server - Emperor Signature Series 

• Audiophile grade Diretta Host Server with Pre-loaded Roon Server softwares
• Windows 11 OS with Software optimised x  Fidelizer Pro 8.8
• Requires external 12V DC 3A LPS 
• Mini size avaliable 
• Starting price around USD2500. 

The Giesemann Server - Emperor Double Crown Series 

• High Performance Audiophile Grade Diretta Host Server x Roon x HQplayer
• Windows 11 OS with Software optimised  x  Fidelizer Pro 8.8
• Requires external 19V DC 7A LPS 
• Motherboard and cards will be reclock with Giesemann Clock Sync (GCS) modules for external 10M Master Clock input
• Mini size or full size chassis avaliable 
• Starting price around USD3580

The Giesemann Server - Emperor Giesemann EVA Series

• Flagship Audiophile Grade Diretta Host Server x Roon x HQplayer 
• Windows Server 2022 OS optimised  x  Fidelizer Pro 8.8
• Motherboard and cards will be reclock with Giesemann Clock Sync (GCS) modules for external 10M Master Clock input
• Starting price around USD4980

 

Thanks and have a nice weekend. 

 

Best Regards,

Adrian

AfterDark. 

 

 

Hi! Hiker,

 

The estimate launch date will be mid of June. There is optional adds on for build in Pioneer S13J-X CD Ripper in the server too. 

 

 

Thanks for the long wait. 

 

Have a nice weekend.

 

Best Regards,

Adrian

AfterDark. 

Hi! Johnnydev,

 

Yes, all software including the Roon Server, and sound tuning application will be installed and startup automatically when boots up. 

 

Best Regards,

Adrian

AfterDark. 

The Giesemann KARMANN MINI Server - Emperor Signature Series

 

The development of Giesemann KARMANN Music Server is built with the the mind of Audiophiles, who pursue the best possible sounds with the fully optimised OS. The designed is based on the Reference Series, and we notices that it would be great to include the new S1 SFP network card together with Giesemann OCXO. It become a unique device in a slim sized chassis. 

 

Purchase Link

 

AfterDark. Project ClayX TureColour Portable Monitor is made with Samsung 15.6' 4K OLED Screen Panel for greatest darkness in ture black and constrast display for music art

 

The KARMANN Mini is build with Intel CPU with 4 core and 16GB RAM industrial custom modules for lowest latency and digitial signal transfer.

 

What is special on KARMANN Mini?

• Windows 11 OS is pre-installed in the seperate 512GB M.2 industrial grade SSD to reduce time latency and fastest performance in indexing for Roon Server application
• Music Storage 2TB up to 4TB is store in Samsung SSD for master grade music files, the SSD can provide more smoother sounding and no noise when comparing HDD. 
• AfterDark. Giesemann Clock Sync (GCS) 10M Master Clock modules can be installed to ensure all music is transfer in lowest time latency. 
• SFP modules can be connect directly to latest EtherREGEN gen2 to provide physical isolation from server to switch. 
• Flexible design to run software router in VMs with 2 Lan ports and 2 SFP ports configuration. 
• Fanless designed on all modules with no noise 
• All BIOS is heavily tweaks and sound tuning software including the Fidelizer Pro is full licensed and tuned by AfterDark which improve music playback in more organic ways. 
• With the helps of heavily downsized OS with much less process, the music server can boots up in just 4 seconds. 
• Accepts external LPS with 12V 3A 
• Plug and Play for music lover. 

 

KARMANN Mini Server will be the very first Music Server in the market which is build in SFP Fiber NIC Adaptor with OCXO clock build inside to enhance the network performance for SFP module and SFP Active Copper Connections.

 

At the top: SFP ports is OCXO Optimised for digital music enhancements

 

 

Finisar Active Copper SFP

 

Intel I350 Dual Port 1G SFP Ethernet Card SE edition for Giesemann KARMANN MINI Server

 

Highlights: 

• Fanless design, No Noise, Carbon Fiber Panel 
• Build in AFTERDARK. CONSTELLATION GIESEMANN S1 DUAL SFP ETHERNET SERVER ADAPTER
• Build in Giesemann OCXO clock - Grade Prince (Optional) for Giesemann S1 DUAL SFP NIC + OCXO Optimised on Dual Lan ports and Dual USB ports on the motherboard. 
• Windows 11 OS is heavily optimised with Fidelizer Pro 8.10 and MinorityClean preinstalled on M.2 512GB SSD 
• Samsung 2TB SSD as storage for standard configuration , Up to 8TB 
• Samsung 15.6' OLED Panel - AfterDark. Portable Screen for display music album (Optional) 
• AfterDark. Diretta Host / Roon Server preinstalled in Windows 11 Professional
• AfterDark. LPS Power Supply 12V 3A (Included) 

 

 

 

 

The Karmann Mini Server can be power by external 12V LPS 3A. 

 

Modules Specification:

 

• Black Modernize Carbon Fiber Anti-Resonance Plate is made of 6mm front / 3mm back thickness of Carbon Fiber Audiophile MAT for EMI shielding and Anti-Resonance for mission critical application for Audiophile Music Server. The will prevent external noise from getting to the Lan Port, and the high performance density of Carbon Fiber Shield to further prevent the ingress of noise (RFI, etc.) and increase stabilization during Roon streaming application.
• Black Modernize Connection Interface Upgrade provide maximum flexibility and enhance Noise Isolated performance with propriety “LAN input for Audio” and “Optical Lan Isolator” for audiophile audio connection.
• Black Constellation (CFS) Optical Fiber Audio Lan Isolator Performance Modules, this Lan Isolator interface is upgraded with 1G SFP Finisar Industrial Grade Optical Module and Commercial Grade Commscope Single Mode  Optical Fiber Cable to provide the best data transfer with much “less error rate” to provide the best audio performance for Lan Isolation application. The separate Linear Power Supplywas used to provide the best audio performance with less signal to noise background. The micro details and soundstage on Hi-Res Audio will improves significantly.
• Project ClayX  Duelund Silver Cable will be used for internal DC power wire.
• Black Modernize Linear Power Supply is recommended to eliminate the EMI interference and provide more stable audiophile grade power supply for audiophile music server.
• Extra anti EMI-absorber material was placed on the connection board, to eliminate the signal noise and better separation to avoid vibration interference for mission critical Audiophile Music Server application.

 

• The “Carbonized Screw” was used to fix the position on Black Modernize Carbon Fiber Anti-Resonance Plate for Audiophile Music Server.
• All hand made by AfterDark.

Specification:

Chassis  : Fanless design, 3mm Aluminum polished chassis,  completely passive cooled for silent operation improving resonance control and heat dissipation  

CPU  : 4 core CPU

Ram  : 16GB custom industrial module with Oyaide Noise Reduction Fabric EMI Shielding Material  

System  : Custom Audio Optimized Windows-based OS, Fully tweaked BIOS, Ultralow Jitter and very low latency

Audio Output  : USB

Storage  : Industrial M.2 SSD 512GB with Windows 11 OS, Music SSD storage Up to 8TB 

Audio Formats supported  : WAV, AIFF, FLAC, ALAC, AAC, MP3, DSD, MQA supported audio formats

Software Compatibility  : Roon, HQplayer, Audirvana, JRiver, JPlay. 

Connections  : External connections consist of 2 USB ports, 2 LAN ports on board. 2 SFP 1G Connection  

Power Input : 12V DC 2.5mm Jack

Power Supply  : 12V LPS Included. 

Remote Access  : Remote setup and maintenance

Color Options  : Silver and Black 

Dimensions  : 230 × 308 × 90mm (W x D x H)

Weight  : Around 5kg

 

 

Thank you  Adrian,

I will wait for the higher version thank you 😀

Emmanuel. 

The Giesemann KARMANN Server - Emperor Double Crown Limited Edition 

 

This version is equipped the high performance with low powered TDP CPU from Intel. We have managed deal with the large vendor to have access for this special CPU to build the new Music Server for Audiophile. 
 

This version of Intel CPU 13th generation is a breakthrough with 10nm specifications, the latest technologies can ensure the Music Server running at moderate heat, running fan-less to performs most of the complex instruction and upsampling calculation for HQplayer. 

 

To ensure we have the best sounding for the hardwares, we performs a lot of trial and errors and research effort since 2021. AfterDark. are ambition to build something very unique in the market for Music Server. Therefore, we start to look into the motherboards and card and tried to design a tailor made chassis for music server for audiophile. 

 

 

We are always innovative to design some of the very best Audiophile products which is technologies ahead to others. We believed it is worth to invest the new R&D teams to invent a new Giesemann Clock Sync Module (GCSM) to generate the best clocking signal to the motherboard for the heart of Intel PCH chipset, which is critical to generates all the reference clock for CPU, PCIe, DMI, I/O and TSC. The GCSM is designed to achieved the highest quality of clocking performance for all the components to the motherboard and PCIe cards. 

 

AfterDark. Giesemann Clock Sync Module (GCSM) 

 

 

When connecting with the Giesemann External Reference Master Clock 10M input. The Giesemann Clock Sync Modules (GCSM) will generate the Reference Clock Signal at 38.4Mhz for the Intel PCH Chipset (PLL), the above graph shows how important this 38.4Mhz is. This single frequency will provide the reference point for all the process at the CPU, PCIe, DMI, I/O, All cores, and RAM frequencies will take into account. 

 

In additional, the onboard LAN USB card and SFP Card will be OCXO optimised by GCSM. 

 

 

We designed to use the external power supply for powering the Music Server. This make the EMI and electronic noise much lower, while maintains the lowest heat inside the chassis and this make the huge differences on sounding.  

 

The KARMANN Server - Emperor Double Crown version will be build with Intel 13th generation Low TDP CPU with 14 core and 32GB DDR4 3200Mhz RAM industrial custom modules for lowest latency and digitial signal transfer.

 

Selection of Audiophile Motherboard and tweaks with Audio Components

 

We choose the Industrial Motherboard after we listen with it carefully at the system. It is always good to apply some Audio Grade Capacitor for the power section for the RAM and this is significant improvement for  sounding. We selected to use the Bipolar Audio Capacitor from Frolyt made in Germany. The sound is much smoother and provide darker background. 

 

Frolyt Audio Grade Bipolar Capacitor from Germany

 

The BIOS will be tweaked with CPU under clocking and Memory under clocking, we always keep the electronic to be run in under clock and maintains moderate heat for CPU and Memory. This keep the music server in optimial sound quality and impoves harmonic sonics and were able to tweaks in BIOS levels on motherboard.

 

High performance Pressive heatsink with latest Graphene Technologies 

 

Thermal transport in graphene is 14 times compared to thermal conductivity in copper, the server temperature will be much lower with high performance heat transfer from CPU. 

 

High performance Heatsink with Graphene Tech. 

 

The heat from CPU and motherboard will be transfer via the top of the Carbon Fiber Top plate. 

 

What is special on KARMANN - Emperor Double Crown?

• Windows 11 OS is pre-installed in the seperate 1.0TB M.2 industrial grade SSD to reduce time latency and fastest performance in indexing for Roon Server application
• Standard Included Music Storage 8TB made by Samsung SSD for master grade music files, the SSD can provide more smoother sounding and no noise when comparing HDD. 
• AfterDark. Giesemann Clock Sync (GCS) 10M Master Clock modules is pre-installed to provide the best clock signal to the motherboard, and PCIe card, to ensure all music is transfer in lowest time latency. 
• SFP modules can be connect directly to latest EtherREGEN gen2 to provide physical isolation from server to switch. 
• Flexible design to run software router in VMs with 1 Lan ports and 2 SFP ports configuration. 
• Fanless designed on all modules with no noise 
• All BIOS is heavily tweaks and sound tuning software including the Fidelizer Pro is full licensed and tuned by AfterDark which improve music playback in more organic ways. 
• With the helps of heavily downsized OS with much less process, the music server can boots up in just 4 seconds. 
• Power Supply from external LPS with 19V 7A 
• Plug and Play for music lover. 

 

KARMANN Server will be the very first Music Server in the market which is build in SFP Fiber NIC Adaptor with OCXO clock build inside for motherboard. 

 

SFP ports is OCXO Optimised with 10M Reference Master Clock Input and 12V DC port at the right 

 

 

Intel I350 Dual Port 1G SFP Ethernet Card SE edition for Giesemann KARMANN MINI Server

 

Highlights: 

• Fanless design, No Noise, Carbon Fiber Panel (Top, Front and Back) 
• Build in AFTERDARK. CONSTELLATION GIESEMANN S1 DUAL SFP ETHERNET SERVER ADAPTER
• Build in Giesemann OCXO clock - Grade Prince (Optional) for Giesemann S1 DUAL SFP NIC / Motherboard 
• Windows 11 OS is heavily optimised with Fidelizer Pro 8.10 and MinorityClean preinstalled 
• Samsung 8TB SSD as storage for standard configuration
• Samsung 15.6' OLED Panel - AfterDark. Portable Screen for display music album (Optional) 
• AfterDark. Diretta Host / Roon Server preinstalled in Windows 11 Professional
• AfterDark. LPS Power Supply 19V 7A

 

 

 

 

The Karmann Server will be power by external 19V LPS 7A will be included

 

Modules Specification:

• Black Modernize Carbon Fiber Anti-Resonance Plate is made of 6mm front / 3mm back thickness of Carbon Fiber Audiophile MAT for EMI shielding and Anti-Resonance for mission critical application for Audiophile Music Server. The will prevent external noise from getting to the Lan Port, and the high performance density of Carbon Fiber Shield to further prevent the ingress of noise (RFI, etc.) and increase stabilization during Roon streaming application.
• Black Modernize Connection Interface Upgrade provide maximum flexibility and enhance Noise Isolated performance with propriety “LAN input for Audio” and “Optical Lan Isolator” for audiophile audio connection.
• Black Constellation Optical SFP Performance Modules, this SFP modules is recommended to with Finisar Industrial Grade 1G Optical Module and Commercial Grade Commscope Single Mode  Optical Fiber Cable to provide the best data transfer with much “less error rate” to provide the best audio performance for optical. The Linear Power Supply is used to provide the best audio performance with less signal to noise background. The micro details and soundstage on Hi-Res Audio will improves significantly.
• Project ClayX Duelund Cable will be used for internal DC power wire.
• Black Modernize Linear Power Supply is recommended to eliminate the EMI interference and provide more stable audiophile grade power supply for audiophile music server.
• Extra anti EMI-absorber material was placed on the RAM Slot, to eliminate the signal noise and better separation to avoid EMI interference for mission critical Audiophile Music Server application.

• The “Carbonized Screw” was used to fix the position on Black Modernize Carbon Fiber Anti-Resonance Plate for Audiophile Music Server.
• All hand made by AfterDark.

S13J-X Ultimate CD Ripping Machine can be installed as optional adds on. 

Specification:

Chassis  : Fanless design, 3mm Aluminum polished chassis,  completely passive cooled for silent operation improving resonance control and heat dissipation  

CPU  : Intel 13th generations 14 cores CPU / Low TDP Special Edition 

Ram  : 32GB DDR4 3200Mhz custom industrial module with EMI Shielding Material  (Standard Included) 

System  : Custom Audio Optimized Windows-based 11 OS, Fully tweaked BIOS, Ultralow Jitter and Ultra low latency

Audio Output  : USB

Storage  : Industrial M.2 SSD 1TB (Read: 7450MB/s Write: 6900MB/s) with Windows 11 OS, Standard Included Music SSD storage 8TB Samsung SSD 

Audio Formats supported  : WAV, AIFF, FLAC, ALAC, AAC, MP3, DSD, MQA supported audio formats

Software Compatibility  : Roon, HQplayer, Diretta Host, Audirvana, JRiver, JPlay

Connections  : External connections consist of 1 HDMI, 1 Display Port with 4K. UHD supports, 4 USB ports, 1 LAN ports on board and 2 SFP ports at 1G Connection  

Power Input : 19V DC 2.5mm Jack

Power Supply for Giesemann Clock Sync Module: 12V DC 2A required. 

Remote Access  : Remote setup and maintenance

Color Options  : Silver and Black 

Dimensions  : 430 × 360 × 90mm (W x D x H)

Weight  : Around 10kg

 

 

Adrian

Does the Karman Empower DC include the LPS for the price shown on the link?

 

If you choose the prince clock upgrade for the SFP is there still a clock I put for the rest of the processes?

 

Is an external clock required?

 

I have an AD queen square and an EMPEROR GIESEMANN model. Are these clocks compatible?

 

Thank You

 

Steve C

Hi! Steve,

 

The Handhartilo version of the Karmann Server will included LPS for server.

 

https://www.adark.co/collections/roon-music-server/products/afterdark-project-clayx-giesemann-karmann-handhartilo-series?variant=40092438724726

 

The external clock version will be compatible for your Giesemann 10M Master Clock.

 

Both of the motherboard and SFP will be optimised by OCXO together. This will provide the best clocking solution for on motherboard at USB, Lan ports, Intel PCH, and SFP card.

 

Thansk for your interested and have a nice weekend.

 

Best Regards,

Adrian

AfterDark.