Pure Vinyl/Amarra

Did I not list this under PC Audio?

Amarra and PV is some pretty basic stuff in this realm of the Cosmos.

I tried Pure Music a few ago and found it very bug ridden. It didn't seem like a finished product. It was hard to determine whether it was a real improvement over iTunes at Redbook resolution or not. Does Amarra still require a dongle?

Current Pure Music is 1.45 and very stable in my system and revisions have slowed down a lot. I find it a worthwhile addition for the price. Amarra has released a redbook only edition for $79 usd. Unless I hear that Amarra really trounces PM, I'll stay put- cheaper (hi res = $150ish vs 1k) and can be on multiple computers.

Gary, I am glad you are enjoying PV. Is its effect most noticeable on hi rez or does redbook benefit as well? I am a steamer (WiFi) and had always thought that the computer player itself (Itunes, etc) did not have an effect. Steve Nugent at Empirical Audio told me otherwise. I will be investigating these things further.