What is new with the Memory Player?

Bigamp - If there is a bonfide shootout scheduled at RMAF, I will be there with my gear. I will ask Al Stiefel if we can do a shootout, or if anything is/can be planned.

Steve N.
Empirical Audio

Drubin - I've been to the show before. I have to have my own room and system if I do the show, and that means 3 days driving each way pulling a trailer, plus the three show days. I just cannot afford the time. I'm backlogged 15 weeks right now. If you were a customer waiting this long, would you want to wait another 1.5 weeks?

I'm willing to fly out for a one-day demo, but that's all I have time for.

Steve N.

Drubin - I do have a cable builder, but for the mods and product assembly, there is noone capable in this location. I plan to outsource the assembly of my circuit boards soon and transition out of the modding business. This should solve it.

Steve N.

Value proposition? I believe there are much easier and cheaper ways of doing the same thing, and even better. Why duplicate a PC when you can just buy one? Why limit the customer to one DAC when there are so many to choose from? How does the MP support networked music streaming like the Squeezebox?

Tedmbrady - Reviewers, like many audiophiles that have not reached audio nirvana can be awed when there is a big improvement in their systems. It is all relative. I have learned not to trust reviewers and be very wary of their system quality. I dont just send my stuff to ANY reviewer anymore. Most of their systems are not up to the standards of my own I believe.

Tbg - I heard a Behold system at CES and was not impressed. I even brought my own music track for them to rip. Maybe it was the setup because I have heard that it can sound very good. I examined the technology and made some observations:

1) the Clock used for the digital transmission to the Behold was the high-frequency CPU clock according to the exhibitors, a simple oscillator, not a separate low-jitter master clock

2) The digital 50 ohm lines to the Behold system were very long, about 20 feet, and were only two coax cables for two channels, rather than a clock and data separated for each channel and running "source-synchronous". Likely to introduce jitter IMO.

3) The DAC's in the Behold amps were integrated, but no reclocker etc..

4) I thought the build quality was exceptional, but I have read lots of feedback saying just the opposite....