PS Audio Direct Stream Memory Player

Ozzy,
I have had a PS Audio DirectStream DAC since they first came on the market and have enjoyed each and every one of the firmware updates.
Before the DirectStream transport came out, I had the PWT and it was "the cat's meow" playing "regular" CDs.
In June I replaced the PWT with the new DirectStream transport.  I did have an issue "pairing" it with the DAC, as my DAC was an early model and had a defective "digital board", which apparently advertises it's serial number and pairs with the "digital board" in the transport...so the transport can output pure DSD out the I2S interface, pure DSD into the DAC...IMO, the best digital I've ever heard!
I have roughly 50 or so SACDs and the sound of DSD is definitely something to enjoy.
But I must say, "regular" CDs sound significantly better as well.
I am really happy with my PS Audio products.  The few times I've needed to contact support, they have been awesome!  I believe you will be impressed if you buy the transport!

"Oops! I made a huge mistake, I have the PS Audio PerfectWave Transport. I have been told by others that had the PerfectWave that the Direct Stream Memory Player is deffinaately a signifent improovement.

That was my experience!

I had been using the cable supplied with the transport to connect the DirectStream memory player with the DirectStream DAC with a Wireworld Silver Starlight HDMI cable, and to my pleasant surprise, it improved the sound quality a bit.  The sound stage, placement of individual voices and instruments, and a slight improvement in the "sweetness" of acoustic instruments were the main things I noticed immediately.

All my other interconnects are Wireworld Silver Starlights, happy with all of them.

Recently I checked the forums on the PS Audio website and find that the guy who wrote the code for the DirectStream memory player left, and as they were working to fix bugs in the code, found it to be such "spaghetti" that they are (apparently) rewriting the code, rather than trying to fix what he programmed.

I see that some folks have installed an "interim" version of the new code and report that the sound quality is improved...but the new code has some problems.  So, I'll be waiting till PS Audio publishes the new code as a more "final" version.

The unit I have has an earlier version of the code, and the sound quality (when paired with my DirectStream DAC with the I2S HDMI cable) is the best digital I've ever auditioned.