For those wanting the least expensive upgrade from Kontakt Player. One is free.

Inexpensive
This morning, I saw that Komplete Select 13 is available for $49 from Guitar Center/Musicians Friend. It's a $150 savings over the new Select 14.
https://www.guitarcenter.com/Native-Instruments/KOMPLETE-13-SELECT-1500000331800.gc

It includes the free Komplete Kontrol plus Kontakt Player and not full Kontakt, of course. Some of the libraries will be updated to current by Native Access (NA) (v.2.70 released today) making this an inexpensive entrance for those who've never tried these.

The real reason I'm posting this is that there are upgrade paths available. Upgrade to Komplete 14 Standard (full Kontakt Included) is $399 for a total savings of (again) $150. Sweetwater's price is the same as NI's. Heck, Kontakt alone is currently $299.

If you really want Select 14, buy this first to save $50 as the upgrade is $99 from NI. Hey, $50 is $50. Here are the prices and upgrades at Sweetwater.
https://www.sweetwater.com/store/search?s=Komplete+14+Standard

For those of us who own NI products, upgrade sales come now and then so this is a good way to get on that list.

Free
Another way is Komplete Start with 6GB of Library Fun and it's free:
https://www.native-instruments.com/en/products/komplete/bundles/komplete-start/

Again, Native Access will update some of these to the current versions including Kontakt Player to v.7 but here's the out-of-date list of what you get.
https://www.native-instruments.com/en/products/komplete/bundles/komplete-start/included-products/


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