The Monkey Posted January 30, 2010 Report Share Posted January 30, 2010 I really want the EQ capability. But that gets a bit pricey. I guess I could start out with Mini and upgrade later. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
randerson3024 Posted February 3, 2010 Report Share Posted February 3, 2010 I really want the EQ capability. But that gets a bit pricey. I guess I could start out with Mini and upgrade later. Don't Law Monkeys have lots of cash to burn? Look at me, I saved all my audio money from being the jizz mopper at a peep show..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hopstretch Posted February 3, 2010 Author Report Share Posted February 3, 2010 I heard you revolutionized the industry by doing away with the mop and bucket altogether. Slurp slurp. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manaox2 Posted February 3, 2010 Report Share Posted February 3, 2010 I heard you revolutionized the industry by doing away with the mop and bucket altogether. Slurp slurp. Clean up needed in the toy aisle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mypasswordis Posted February 3, 2010 Report Share Posted February 3, 2010 Look at me, I saved all my audio money from being the jizz mopper at a peep show..... Are you sure you weren't the cause of all the jizz? *points at your avatar* Btw, the internet is a wonderful thing... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
randerson3024 Posted February 4, 2010 Report Share Posted February 4, 2010 Are you sure you weren't the cause of all the jizz? *points at your avatar* Btw, the internet is a wonderful thing... My avatar is a bit sticky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jp11801 Posted March 5, 2010 Report Share Posted March 5, 2010 Just to bump this up a bit, has anyone that has amarra tried the playlist feature? It stops Itunes from playing the track along side amarra, I swear it sounds better but I could be delusional. The playlist also makes playing things like the abbey road medley listenable as there are no more gaps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Monkey Posted March 9, 2010 Report Share Posted March 9, 2010 Amarra reviewed in The Absolute Sound this month. Bottom line: indispensable provided that your equipment is high-end enough. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Monkey Posted March 9, 2010 Report Share Posted March 9, 2010 Review attached.amarra..pdf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hopstretch Posted April 22, 2010 Author Report Share Posted April 22, 2010 Gahhh! Don't know what's changed recently, but Amarra is now crashing iTunes on my rig with a regularity that is actually not at all monotonous. More like spontaneously maddening. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jp11801 Posted April 22, 2010 Report Share Posted April 22, 2010 Stretch if you recently updated Itunes then you'll need to go to the amarra site and download the plug in for Itunes 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VPI Posted April 22, 2010 Report Share Posted April 22, 2010 Yeah I was glad that Al told me about that update as I got no communication at all about it from SS. Seemed to fix all my problems. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hopstretch Posted April 23, 2010 Author Report Share Posted April 23, 2010 This I will do. Thanks, men! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Augsburger Posted April 23, 2010 Report Share Posted April 23, 2010 We must discuss this further at CanJam. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Voltron Posted April 23, 2010 Report Share Posted April 23, 2010 We must discuss this further at CanJam. If you update iTunes on your Mini connected to the Amarra box, you have to go the the Sonic site and download some new version/plugin or something. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
digger945 Posted May 19, 2010 Report Share Posted May 19, 2010 Somebody else try Minimalist Audio Player and tell me what ya think. I never tried the minimalist one, just the Stealthplayer. I think it's the latest one. I been listening for couple of days now going back and forth between stealth and foobar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rogue Posted May 19, 2010 Report Share Posted May 19, 2010 Somebody else try Minimalist Audio Player and tell me what ya think. I never tried the minimalist one, just the Stealthplayer. I think it's the latest one. I been listening for couple of days now going back and forth between stealth and foobar. No GUI and you have to install FLAC/APE/etc. support yourself? I was curious, but not that much. I don't know what to think of this 'minimalist player' craze. As a software engineer, I'm highly dubious as to any change that could actually be audible. However, the audiofool in me won't dismiss it outright. I think to really do it right, you need to create a custom micro-kernel linux distro optimized for audio. Still, way too much work - I'll stick with foobar for the foreseeable future. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mypasswordis Posted June 27, 2010 Report Share Posted June 27, 2010 Somebody else try Minimalist Audio Player and tell me what ya think. I never tried the minimalist one, just the Stealthplayer. I think it's the latest one. I been listening for couple of days now going back and forth between stealth and foobar. Cool, I think I'll try it for a week and see how it goes. Reason I checked this thread out is I randomly remembered that I heard JP's AD2K rig at CJ and was confused as to what I was hearing, especially since there was another AD2K rig right next to it (ironbut's?) that didn't sound that funky. Thought it might have been Amarra but was too stupid to figure out how to disable the EQ thing so I set it to flat which is what I think it was on before anyway and it was still funky sounding. Might not even have been Amarra, all I know is what I was hearing was bizarre. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Augsburger Posted June 27, 2010 Report Share Posted June 27, 2010 Well John has eclectic musical leanings so perhaps........................... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smeggy Posted June 29, 2010 Report Share Posted June 29, 2010 I tried the mini on trial, didn't hear any difference so either my gear is crap, my ears are crap or they're full of crap... the jury is still out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grawk Posted June 29, 2010 Report Share Posted June 29, 2010 Did you get the dropouts? I thought it was working the first time I did it, but didn't hear a difference. Turns out I was doing something wrong, and so amarra was never engaging. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smeggy Posted June 29, 2010 Report Share Posted June 29, 2010 yep, got the dropouts and made sure it was working.. no diff to me. However, my ears aren't tuned to these microscopic differences. My ears are more 'big picture' ears and don't concentrate on many of the little things. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dusty Chalk Posted June 29, 2010 Report Share Posted June 29, 2010 And you don't post much. So let me get this straight: you really do enjoy the beautiful beautiful music? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smeggy Posted June 30, 2010 Report Share Posted June 30, 2010 Trees? sorry, all I can see is a lovely forest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ridleyguy Posted June 30, 2010 Report Share Posted June 30, 2010 I have owned Amarra Mini for a week now. The price incidentally is now $295- plus $50 for the USB dongle - for use with multiple computers. Version 2.0 also just came out, and it supports MP3s and has FLAC conversion capabilities although I am still using Max.. I found it very difficult to audition Amarra Mini with the silences every 40 seconds or so, but with the reduced price, plus the fact that I am more or less committed to my Macbook Pro and iTunes, any enhancement is probably worth that investment. To Smeggy's points though, it is not necessarily an immediately noticeable improvement. So far, it seems to me that it tightens up the bass somewhat and overall is now more neutral sounding to me compared with Apple's Core Audio/ iTunes. Of course hearing an improvement with Amarra Mini may just be my imagination, as obviously I would like to hear an improvement after buying it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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