Memory Player vs Dedicated PC-TopUSB Conv and DAC


Has anybody owning the Memory Player compared it to a dedicated PC system using software(such as EAC and Foobar, and by-passing the gremlins of Windows Media ) with a good USB2 to AES/EBU converter, like the Offramp available from Emperical Audio to a top quality DAC.
Is this the future for transports?
thanks.
Nev
nevillekapadia
>>you dont possess the technical knowledge necessary to analyze these types of products.<<

Good observation

>>I hope you dont believe all of the hype that surrounds the marketing.<<

He believes anything that leads to a sale. Check out the posting history. It speaks for itself.
Sbfx, thanks for the input.
What I heard which floored me (like it did for you) was a USB2 output converted to AES/EBU or S/PdIF via 24/96. I don't think it had the sound card doing much.
If you do get a chance to get 24/96 through your dac, then please let us know your feedback.

Steve that is an impressive background, but you are also discounting the fact that Mark Porzelli has an engineering background similar to yours, he and his father were involved in producing the LASER, and Mark had earned three master level degrees in engineering at age 14! Mark is no slouch in that department triple masters in Physics, Quantum Mechanics, and Chemistry!

Check out his bio he is a very intelligent man and is extrmely talented with audio engineering, just like you.

The best thing would be to do a shootout between your products and his. You may win they might win but one thing is certain you both are on the cutting edge of the new revolution in digital which will be hard drive based.

Audiofeil the fact that you sell on Audiogon makes your comments irrelevant how much experience in this field do you have I have a Memory Player on test currently what do you have? An Esoteric, and AMR? Both of these players no matter how good are not leading the field in what is the future.

I do sell conventional CD players as well, but for people looking for the best sounding digital it is products like Steve's the Memory Player and perhaps the VRS products.

Again Bill please elucidate as to your technical experience.

As per Steve and my understanding of timing errors, the Nova Physics people believe that there are timing errors from reading from the Hard drive and it is the way that the reassemble the data which makes the player work.

I am not the only one who believes in the sonic superiority of the Memory Player so does:

Clement Perry,
Greg Patan
Arnis Baglavis
Dave Clark
Harry Peason

and many others, so my feelings about the qualities of this technology are well documented.
Audiooracle - I welcome a shootout. I already have a request from Arnis, who heard some of my earlier offerings at CES in January. I respect his opinion, so he may be the first to do this comparison.

Steve N.
Hello,

I started the PC Audio Transport project for one reason only that is for the convenience of cataloging my entire Music collection. All I wanted to achieve was the same SQ of the Audio Aero Prestige player with a external PC transport but now this bettering the current setup this looks very promising, surely I believe now that PC will be the preferred way to play digital audio very soon in the audiophile industry also it has the convince of playing one's full music collection on the fly.

It wont be long before one would have STATE-OF-THE-ART digital playback for a fraction of the price one pays today!!!

Best Regards,

Satyam Bachani.