Memory Player vs Dedicated PC-TopUSB Conv and DAC

"it would be great if Steve from Empirical Audio would participate in the shootout. Steve?..."

I will not be attending RMAF this year, or I would definitely do this. With two shows a year and a 33 customer backlog, I cannot afford a week of travel time. Travel time is the biggest problem. I suppose if I could fly in and only carry a few items with me, like Off-Ramps and DAC's, it may be possible, but I would have to partner in a room with another vendor. I tried to arrange this with a vendor that I trust and it didn't work out this year.

I am confident that my USB and wireless solutions will beat the MP, both the transport section and the DAC. They are all bit-perfect now and dont require any ASIO or Kernal streaming etc..

Steve N.

Audiooracle - I'm sure there are some aspects of the memory player that are novel, however you may not know that I also have a long list of accomplishments over 30-years of engineering design and management. I was a design deam lead on the Pentium at Intel. I also invented the first scalable massively parallel supercomputer. I have 15 patents on this technology. And dont tell me that this is not relevant to audio. The digital design, power delivery, transmission-lines, grounding and shielding experience is extremely relevant. You dont get this kind of experience working for small companies designing audio gear, not to mention 7 years of modding all types of gear from many manufacturers and learning the best components to use for these mods.

The fact that you mention "timing errors" tells me that you dont posses the technical knowledge necessary to analyze these types of products. I hope you dont believe all of the hype that surrounds the marketing.

Steve N.
Empirical Audio

Audiooracle - I welcome a shootout. I already have a request from Arnis, who heard some of my earlier offerings at CES in January. I respect his opinion, so he may be the first to do this comparison.

Steve N.