What is new with the Memory Player?

Been reading this thread that was pointed out to me recently by my dealer. Very interesting indeed and such wildly varied opinions about this Memory Player!

However, this company is on the right track: hdd mass music storage with the ability to reproduce analog quality without the known side effects. I applaud this company for its endevors, and although it seems that this product is still in development in several areas...no doubt its the stuff of the future!

Bravo for this invention, and when the value proposition is right, count me in as a customer!

I'm still looking for any review! And a proper comparison with peer players.

Got it...http://www.stereotimes.com/CD121406.shtml

Took me a while, but googled Mr Perry's review...makes for interesting reading for those (like me) who would like to understand more about this player. This review gives more details about what it is that the MP does, like the way the laser reads data from the CD until its perfect. But obviously not every technical detail, like the software, but some references to their white paper.

So, what's happened for the past 6 months? Have sales of this player stagnated, orders on hold, patents still pending, production problems...who knows.

Will keep following it's progress!

I have been reading the website, have to admit it's tough to plough through the huge amount of technical data, although its very interesting, it is sometimes bordering science fiction (ie the rereading of bit data and moving around the laser upto 99 times) and definitely goes way over the average audiophile head.

Seems that there are several versions, or at least an upgrade from the first. Also if you read up on Mr Perry's write up that is confirming this. That review is promising at least from the point of sonic capability. To your question, you have to have a DAC circuit no-matter what, but I could also not determine whether there is one built in. However, nothing on the website points to that.
Henry

The Behold power amplifiers of Mr Perry each have 8 pairs of Analogue Devices DA converters (the AD1853 to be precise). I don't know if these are of-the-shelve or made to order specially for Behold. But, there you have it. Wonder how much it contributes to the experience of the MP...

However much I applaud the technological advances benefitting musical reproduction, ie in this case 16/44 redbook CD playback. I'm worried that, as is suggested above, the socalled "ace in the hole" is solidly based on software development. And that may mean annual updates/versions, or in other words obsolescence within a very short period of time...and that for something costing >$10K with unacceptable built quality, general user unfriendliness.

Probably some of the reasons why this player hasn't taken off. I'm normally early adaptor, but it's clear to me that this product is far from being ready for the market at large. So I'll content myself in following the various discussions...

Audiooracle, I agree with your view. It's usually the small companies that push the envelope and come up with groundbreaking ideas. If that works out well and they can also manage business dynamics they may grow into larger outfits. So yes, buying product from smaller companies is more risky for the consumer but usually has the better sounding products in return because they are run by extreme enthusiasts. Larger companies have the more stable service and lower reliability issues, and unfortunately loose some edge over time. Their world is then run by metrics of ROI (Return On Investment) and sales growth etc.

How does this rationale work for the people behind the Memory Player? Well, if they can't bring a product to market within a year by building a steady customer base, then they haven't mastered the fundamentals of creating a solid business. Or the product just doesn't really fall into the "breakthrough" category as perceived by the market.

I personally would very much like to see this company succeed, I love the apparent new thinking, technology lead ideas. But it seems like the value proposition of the Memory Player is not catching on...and that's disappointing!