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Launch Settings: Generally a lot of these settings concern the pairing behavior with Itunes.Basically you have four sections in the preferences, most of which donвЂ™t really need any tweaking: The settings on the preferences panel are very simple and donвЂ™t require a lot of configuration, although for people would like to have more control this can be seen as a limitation. You do have the ability to create your own playlists, both with MINI and Amarra, but certain things like the lack of the playlist window in MINI, and the fact that the playlist are not saved automatically upon exiting the application (you need to either save/load the playlist manually, or create a new playlist every time you start up the player) make it less preferable to use them as a stand alone player. Volume level and track selection can be done either from the Amarra/MINI or Itunes, and you also have an option to have the Amarra/MINI panel to be dock alongside the ItunesвЂ™ window.

Upon first launch, the Amarra/MINI would be launched together with Itunes, but instead of playing with the standard Itunes engine you have the Amarra engine doing the work. My impression is that these players were designed mainly for operation with Itunes as the library management software.

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I talked to Ralph from Sonic Studio and he also mentioned that they are currently working to improve the user manual as well.Д«efore we continue, IвЂ™d like to note that I didnвЂ™t spend a lot of time with Junior, and was mainly using both MINI and Amarra. The latest versions however are a big improvement and most of the issues have been remedied.

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Prior to the release of the latest version of Amarra 2.3.3 (4344), and MINI 2.2.3 (4290), I struggled to use them on a day to day basis, mainly due to software stability and bugs issues. But even then I think I can live without Cache Playback, and I definitely have no need for the more advanced functions of the Flagship Amarra such as Vinyl Restoration, High Resolution Metering, and DSD to AIFF conversion. Say weвЂ™re looking at Junior in comparison to MINI and Amarra, the only feature I would miss is the Amarra EQ (the JuniorвЂ™s EQ piggyback to the ItunesвЂ™ settings), the ability to create custom playlists for my FLAC files and the Cache Playback feature which allows you to play music from memory. I think the differences in feature between the three versions are not incredibly crucial.

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Additionally, the flagship Amarra also has support for DSD to AIFF conversion, Vinyl restoration (with the addition of Amarra Vinyl), AmarraвЂ™s Full Sonic EQ (more on this later), High Resolution Precision Metering, and last but not least is the ability to have a dedicated window to list songs in your playlist (yes, you only get a playlist window with the $695 version). The flagship Amarra supports up to 384kHz, MINI up to 192kHz, and Junior up to 96kHz. The most obvious difference between the three players are the supported sample rates.

And custom Playlists (the ability to play music from a playlist independent of Itunes - good for FLAC files).

Custom EQ on MINI and Amarra (the ability to create a custom equalization curve).

Cache playback (playback from memory/RAM, minimizing jitter associated with hard disk-based playback).

The maximum sample rate support: maximum limit on the sample rates of the files you can play (96kHz for Junior, 192kHz for MINI, and 384kHz for Amarra).

The full list of differences between the different players can be found in the table below (from Sonic StudioвЂ™s website), but the ones that stand out for day to day use are: As we are mostly concerned with sound quality, itвЂ™s good to know that all three versions share the same sonic engine, so youвЂ™ll get the same sound with the $99 Junior as you do with the $695.00 Amarra. The flagship Amarra is probably the most well-known player in the High End Audio circle, but its $695 price tag is going to be out of reach for the majority of us. Sonic Studio offers three different players: Amarra ($695.00), MINI ($295.00), and Junior ($99.00).

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I will update the article to reflect the changes as soon as I have enough time to evaluate them. I expect the sound quality will remain the same as itвЂ™s basically the same Sonic Studio optimization engine being used. They have also added some new features that previously werenвЂ™t available with the versions I used for this review, such as automatic sample rate switching, and independent playlist creation. The new pricing is definitely more competitive than the previous one, while retaining the same Amarra good sound and redistributing the features. Note: Recently Sonic Studio have updated their pricing scheme so now itвЂ™s Amarra Hifi ($49), Amarra ($189), and Amarra Symphony ($495). The Sonic Studio Players: Amarra, MINI, and Junior