In spite of the DMP’s unusually complex multi-channel configuration and navigational issues with Blu-ray music discs and computer flash drives, I must tell you that in terms of pure audio performance it may be in a class by itself—and that fact alone makes it worth its $6k price of admission and a very good value in the world of High-End Audio.


In my view the DMP’s extreme clarity, musicality, and absence of the usual noise that clouds instrumental passages sets the DirectStream Memory Player apart from any other digital source in my experience. And the resulting huge, multi-layered, unsullied soundstage it routinely provides makes it the Michael Angelo of sound reproduction in my personal gallery of Audio All-Stars!


My thanks and gratitude go out to Paul McGowan and Team PS Audio for all their great work in setting the bar just a bit higher in achieving outstanding musical performance in a home setting.

Multiple formats are supported and can be read by the DirectStream Memory Player:

SACD, CD, CD-R/RW, DVD±R/RW, DVD±R DL, AVCHD, HRx
Plays FLAC, APE, WMA, MP3, M4A, AAC, DTS, AC3, WAV, DSF, MKA, PCM, OGG, from discs or USB input