As we know Winamp is shutting after 15 years, that left us a question.. what are the best alternative to Winamp. I know many of us are already using many other audio players but I want to know which one they found most incredible?
What is the best alternative to Winamp audio player?
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afterburner
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I use Aimp3 ... great player!
If you want management capabilities like iTunes, then there are other options like MusicBee. Take a look at this review:
http://www.techsupportalert.com/content/best-free-music-players-and-organizers.htm
If you want management capabilities like iTunes, then there are other options like MusicBee. Take a look at this review:
http://www.techsupportalert.com/content/best-free-music-players-and-organizers.htm
Foobar 200 is the best media player for Windows. You can also use WInamp plugins in Foobar using this: http://wiki.hydrogenaudio.org/index...Components/Winamp_DSP_Bridge_(foo_dsp_winamp)
GuruGulabKhatri
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Enhancer 0.17+Winamp 2.66 >>Foobar 2k
Reason being the time necessary to configure foobar is huge whereas winamp+enhancer provides great quality with little or no config
Reason being the time necessary to configure foobar is huge whereas winamp+enhancer provides great quality with little or no config
Foobar is like a Bonsai tree; you trim it according to your preferences and over time what you get is exactly what you need, does exactly what you want and is truly your own masterpiece.
Although I haven't used Foobar, but to me, it looks like a player for geeks, if I can say so 
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From a general user point of view, I think they would look for a good interface first, and then other features. Like, I consider myself a general user in terms of listening to music on my computer. I don't need many features... I just need a good player which will play the music on my computer. I don't want to spend my time with the settings. For my purpose, Aimp3 is great.
Other users who are more enthusiastic about their music, might consider a player like Foobar, which can be customized, and add-ons can be added to it.
People who like to organize their collection might look for a different player like MediaMonkey, or MusicBee.
I guess it depends on a personal choice.
.From a general user point of view, I think they would look for a good interface first, and then other features. Like, I consider myself a general user in terms of listening to music on my computer. I don't need many features... I just need a good player which will play the music on my computer. I don't want to spend my time with the settings. For my purpose, Aimp3 is great.
Other users who are more enthusiastic about their music, might consider a player like Foobar, which can be customized, and add-ons can be added to it.
People who like to organize their collection might look for a different player like MediaMonkey, or MusicBee.
I guess it depends on a personal choice.
Yes you can still download Winamp from other sources but only the old one... there would be no newer version.
I agree with you, a normal user uses an audio player just to listen to music, he doesn't bother with add-on and other settings. For a music freak its great to use Foobar but for a normal user I guess Aimp3 is better.. what about Jet audio ?Although I haven't used Foobar, but to me, it looks like a player for geeks, if I can say so
From a general user point of view, I think they would look for a good interface first, and then other features. Like, I consider myself a general user in terms of listening to music on my computer. I don't need many features... I just need a good player which will play the music on my computer. I don't want to spend my time with the settings. For my purpose, Aimp3 is great.
Other users who are more enthusiastic about their music, might consider a player like Foobar, which can be customized, and add-ons can be added to it.
People who like to organize their collection might look for a different player like MediaMonkey, or MusicBee.
I guess it depends on a personal choice.
I haven't used Jet Audio since a long time. I had used it years ago, mainly for recording digitally from a tape recorder.
I guess JetAudio is also good, but maybe too bulky, if you want just a music player? I don't know though, haven't looked at its feature list, or haven't used it. Will have to look and see. It remains a good option though, depends on preference.
I have downloaded Foobar after reading many posts about it here, will give it a try too, although I think I might still end up with Aimp3. For me, visual appearances do matter.
I guess JetAudio is also good, but maybe too bulky, if you want just a music player? I don't know though, haven't looked at its feature list, or haven't used it. Will have to look and see. It remains a good option though, depends on preference.
I have downloaded Foobar after reading many posts about it here, will give it a try too, although I think I might still end up with Aimp3
. For me, visual appearances do matter.
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