I am in the software business myself, and we also have a subscription. They have 250,000 customers and like what they are doing, it is perfectly possible to survive long term with this. I chose lifetime over subscription because in the case of Roon I am investing also my own time in grooming and I wanted to make this commitment for myself, so that I am not constantly second-guessing myself. (And if keeping Roon afloat in a few years would mean taking out a second lifetime or paying a subscription anyways, I would). If they disappear, the 600 euros are not my problem, the disappearance is. Myself, I spent the lifetime and my only concern is that I want Roon to stay forever. Everyone wants fabulous software, in the audio case even with built-in connections to metadata services that have associated costs themselves, but then if it costs a few euros per month (averaged) it is supposedly too much. People freak out way too much about software prices. It’s 600 euros, I spent equivalent amounts on countless things in my life that I don’t have anymore. Obviously the functionality would be reduced, but it would work. In the unlikely event that we could not maintain those services, we would release one last build that would kill those dependencies, so you could continue to use the application without our infrastructure as a requirement. So right now, the application obviously logs in to our cloud services, for both metadata and membership checking.
#Audirvana studio price license#
There is more than one precedent where a product/company was sold to another company (either a competitor or a hedge fund etc) and suddenly this lifetime license expired. It seems that the time has come for me to review the possibilities and make a choice for something to try - I had just rather hoped any expense wouldn’t be necessary until the nearly 9 year old MM reaches end of life, which could be a good few years yet. There are various choices out there, much discussed in various threads on here, and some members have made helpful suggestions when I’ve queried previously. Meanwhile I don’t really want to stream across a network, adding in possible other variables that drive others into the switch and cable minefield, Regarding library software, the big challenge is being able to function well with metadata that is far from perfect.
#Audirvana studio price drivers#
While using a Mac Mini (my current platform) the value of Audirvana has been bypassing of the general purpose computer audio drivers and hardware, providing the best possible output quality (better than digital output from a Naim ND5XS, and indistinguishable from a Melco N1A which is a more expensive purpose-designed machine. I used to recommend Audirvana on a Mac Mini based on its exemplary sound quality as a renderer, but I think this change will end that. But I’m lucky compared to others who rely on online streaming.
Otherwise I have the even older version mothballed. Not ideal because it means an outstanding limitation won’t get resolved, but then I’ve more or less given up expecting it to be. Hopefully I will have the option of keeping the present version of Audirvana, frozen. Alternatives to Audirvana (non-subscription or otherwise) could be a substantial cost if they don’t run on the same platform, and with any alternatives, same platform or not, there comes the time-consuming and unenjoyable process of trialling/auditioning, hoping to find something at least as good in the system it is in. I’m not sure that many of us currently using Audirvana do have options when it goes to subscription, certainly for those that use it for online streaming and so sticking with a frozen older version would be unviable. I’d honestly rather use a slightly worse product that was serviceable than a subscription if I can avoid it - which sometimes I cannot (Adobe you plonkers!), If it goes subscription only, then I’ll use 3.5 for as long as I can and then just look elsewhere. And the app is riddled with horrible bugs that make using the Naim app on my Muso Qbs a joy in comparison. The platform is solid mostly (though interpretation of tags and sorting is way behind Asset) but I’m not a subscription kind of guy. My use of Audirvana has been a mixed bag. And besides, if it was true, and more money was made selling licenses and that’s what customers want anyway, why would anyone offer a subscription? I mean c’mon, how stupid do they think people are? Then gaslight the community by repeating “ subscription services save users a lot of money over time”, despite the fact there is no instance where this is true from a TCO perspective. Slowly ruin them or kill them off (Fireworks, Freehand etc.). Buy a competitor with vastly superior products.
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