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In Reply to: RE: I used to use Amarra... posted by SF tech on July 21, 2022 at 12:24:28
Amarra was one of the first (THE first?) hi-end audio players. As such they were literally charging a couple thousand bucks for their software when it first hit the market. A reviewer who used to hangout on the Asylum bought his own copy gladly parting with his personal funds. All well and good I suppose if you're an audiophile with loads of money!And then other outstanding music players entered the scene at more reasonable prices forcing Amarra to drop their pricing. Makes sense. All well and good again. Pricing plummeted but still expensive compared to others. Still highly regarded.
So I visit the Amarra room at Rocky Mountain Audio Fest many years ago ready to BUY my own copy of Amarra but the sales guy running the room has no clue. I was ready to pay with my credit card or cash right there and then but he wasn't prepared to sell it. He said he was, but he couldn't figure out how to make the transaction happen.
Initially too expensive, then too unprepared to sell it, and by this time too many other outstanding music players to bother with Amarra again. So, that's my story and I'm sticking to it. Almost bought it but didn't. Never looked back.
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Maybe software is different, but I used to work in the AV industry and many shows you werent set up to actually sell things. Mostly "go to the website" or "let me get your info" type things. I think I spent like $149 including the app. Ironically i have moved away from network based solutions so dont use Amarra or a mac or a pc anymore.
Cut to razor sounding violins
I was one of the 1st customers, or should I say, sucker that purchased Amarra when it first came out. I paid $900 at the time. Sonic Studio did give us a free upgrade for something I can't remember.
Hey, but it was fun-and boy did it raise some stink in this forum.
It was fun. 😂
Well, I paid a nice chunk of change for a Roon life time license AFTER subscribing for a couple years. I should have just bought it out right when it first came out. Hind sight ;-)
I lucked out on that one. I paid $450 for the lifetime license back in 2015.
I got in on the lower lifetime price for Roon before they upped it BUT at that point I had already subscribed for a couple years so the overall net that I paid was higher.My thought back then was to see if Roon looked like a winner that would be around for more than a couple years and not go belly up. They have far exceeded my expectations and in my view Roon was one of THE best audio related purchases I have ever made.
P.S. Good to see you. It's been a while.
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Thanks Abe !
Roon has also turned out to be one of my best audio purchases.
Maybe software is different, but I used to work in the AV industry and many shows you werent set up to actually sell things. Mostly "go to the website" or "let me get your info" type things. I think I spent like $149 including the app. Ironically i have moved away from network based solutions so dont use Amarra or a mac or a pc anymore.
Cut to razor sounding violins
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