What is new with the Memory Player?

Okay, maybe I was being a bit hard on Alex but he has the one questioning how Nova Physics could be using a 32bit dac, in the first place.

Then shortly after he questioned how they could be using one, Kana chimes in with the announcement that low and behold 32bit dacs are available and then Alex comes in with with the fact that he too is going to be using this new chipset, it looks like first an attack on Nova Physics credibility and then as a PSA for APL hifi.

Personally I have never heard Nova Physics DAC nor APL's.

I would love to do a shootout in the DAC department.

All I can say is that I am using the Memory Player and the sound quality is a revelation and it crushes optical playback.

07-14-07: Askat1988
They weren't talking about Alex. Read.

?? Uh, yes they were. And AudioOracle's apology/explanation followed. Please don't just jump in this thread and state "read"! It comes off way too self-righteous, and I know you didn't mean it to be.

I agree that a shoot-out would be a great thing; not necessarily to humiliate anybody or any product, just to show the strengths of each of the products being questioned. Comparing top notch gear like the APL NWO 2.5, the MP player and the VRS system could really take this redbook revolution to the next level! Hell, maybe even a network player/Pace-car/I2S DAC too. Y'all can come to my house....I'll have all the free beer we'd need.

Kana813 is not affiliated with nor does he own any of our products. I am the sole retail outlet for APl Hi Fi at this stage. I just wanted to clear up any misunderstanding regarding his imput on this thread. Brent Rainwater APL HI Fi .

So correct me if I'm wrong here. Everyone knows that hard drives can fail and degrade over time. But does a CD ? Isn't optical storage way more stable over time?

Yes hard drives can fail, that is why there will be redundant external storage with the Memory Player.

Yes optical storage is pretty durable but scratched discs, miss filled discs, and lost discs will be a thing of the past which is a good thing.

However, valid your point is we are all moving away from owning content in its native form.

With Fios, Satellite TV, and other such services high speed down loads of content is the future. CD sales will eventually be as quaint a concept as spinning music via an LP. Just try to find a good record or cd store, Tower is a shinning testament to that future.

Don't get me wrong I love my albums and cd's but this future is inevitable. The wholesale adoption of the Ipod proves my case. Our children will grow up in a future without software in a hard format, the handwriting is on the wall.