What is new with the Memory Player?

the fact that the revolutionary software is installed in reportedly substandard medium-quality hardware

Still waiting to hear what's revolutionary. They state on their web site that re-reading is not new. We also know it's not new since EAC and JRiver have been doing it for years. If they do things like adjust the laser during re-reads, who cares? In the end, you still get a bit-perfect copy with EAC or JRiver. Is memory playback new? I don't believe so--you can play a song from a RAM disk.

In my opinion, they would have more credibility if they changed their marketing approach from what appears to be "this is rocket science" to "hey, if you're not PC savvy and want to get the benefits of PC-based audio, like memory playback and bit-perfect ripping, our box does it all for $10K. Sure you can do it yourself for under $2K, but you're not PC savvy."

I used the term "revolutionary" to give the benefit of the doubt. Supposedly their RUR, aside from the EAC-like " rip to it hurts" error rereading, strips bad-sounding Reed Solomon EC data off the disc, but nowhere is there proof that this is unique, beneficial or even part of the signal path. No a/b has been done, nothing.

I'm still not giving up that the Clement Perrys of the world weren't duped, and actually heard something "revolutionary" here. Why else would they report this (he says rhetorically)?

I have two friends whom I trust who have heard the MP and were shocked at how good it sounded. I know full well that many believe a computer hard drive and a dac or sound board can equal it as bits are bits. I know this is not the case, however, given personal experience. I have not heard the MP except in the Behold suite, so I am anxious to hear it in an analog system at the RMAF. I hope there will be an opportunity to compare it with some known cd player or other hard-drive system, such as the VRS.

"I know full well that many believe a computer hard drive and a dac or sound board can equal it as bits are bits. I know this is not the case, however, given personal experience. I have not heard the MP except in the Behold suite, so I am anxious to hear it in an analog system at the RMAF."

Norm- if you haven't heard the MP in your system against other PC based playback systems, how can you say they don't equal or surpass the the MP?

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.