LinN Klimax DS/O Renew or Memory Player64

I'm not familiar with the Memory Player, but I'll say the same thing to you I've said in other threads: make sure you understand the details of how the Klimax works in a system. If you aren't sure, you definitely need to go to the Linn Forums and read the DS sub-forum. There is a ton of information about how to use it. If it works for you it's a fantastic piece, but it's not for everyone. (Disclaimer - I don't have one, but I have heard it in an all-Linn system at a dealer)

I have a Renew and I've been very impressed with it. I copied all my cds to my computer and they sound better from the Renew than they did from my top of the line Linn CD player, which sounded pretty great itself. But I ended up selling the CD player because I never used it after getting the Renew DS. It's ever better on high rez downloads or rips of DVD-As. There is a learning curve for getting used to it, but that wasn't much of a problem for me even though my computer sophistication is pretty minimal. The Renew is basically the innards of a first generation Linn Klimax DS put into a simple box; Linn offered that to owners of the original Kilmax DS when they upgraded to a new board; basically putting the new innards into the old Klimax case the old stuff into a new box so they had 2 players. Alot of owners sold their Renews on the used market, which was and is a good way for us to get one of these without spending 17-20k. I agree you should check out the Linn forums for more info on this puppy.