That’s horrible, unboxed. I’m sorry you've had to deal with that. Thanks for sharing your cautionary taleI used different iterations of Laufer-Teknik Memory Players for many years. My last Memory Player was delivered in 2021 after a 23 month wait. It is a one-off failed science project. But the description of it is fabulous. I had nothing but problems with it and it did not come with the digital outputs I specified so I cannot use any external DAC. Now it sits on the floor next to the desk I am typing at. It is bricked AGAIN. I need to get a neighbor to help me load it into my car and take it to e-waste.
It is a total loss. A very expensive lesson learned. I replaced it with a product from a reliable company that delivers a consistent, known product.
Wow thats some shady stuff there!Here is a better picture without the .jpg label hiding a critical part. A glued in iFi DAC. The iFi has a separate external power switch without a light so it is not possible to tell if the DAC is on or off without playing music. The DAC has an external remote to change settings but since the display is hidden it is all a guessing game. If music will not play is the DAC on and the setting wrong or is the DAC off?
As I said previously. I moved on to a reliable company with a reliable product. The music is good. Life is good.
Happy to say this has been resolved and Sam Laufer has been most responsive. In fact I would say he has always been one of the few in the audio industry that has always been there to provide support, guidance and advice.I am having a problem with one channel of my MP64. I too have had many iterations of the Memory Player for over 15 years and have been happy with the sound and the software service through Team Viewer. Sam is usually quite busy so it does take a while to get your player.
Anyone using the latest iteration? Any issues? I understand they have moved away from the IFI Dac and now use the DAC in the graphic card on the Intel motherboard itself. So it is completely a software based solution. However I am unable to comment on it as one channel isn't playing.
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