Best mp3 player?

[CrowDog]

Ive been using Coolplayer for the last year. I just reformated and I thought I would ask what you guys are using. I used to use Winamp until it started freezing my system when I tried to play cds through my cdrom.

 

[Sid59]

foobar

excellent program. they are currently working on 0.7 betas up to beta40 .. forums are good too.

 

[BennyD]

stick with coolplayer

no better sounding player available IMO

also still as slim as they come

 

[Radiohead]

I've always stuck with winamp 2.xx

 

[VicodiN]

Been with Winamp 2.9 until i find something better that wont wh0re any resources- as many others have the tendancies to do.

 

[BurnItDwn]

Been running winamp since 96 ... It has worked great for me. I like 2.x, though 1.x and beta versions all work well too. I havent tried 3.0 and I don't plan on it unless there is a good reason too

 

[CrowDog]

I found one that is VERY nice, Quintessential 4.0. This has to be the nicest one Ive used.......

 

[theAnimal]

I like jetAudio.

 

[BeauJangles]

Originally posted by: CrowDog
I found one that is VERY nice, Quintessential 4.0. This has to be the nicest one Ive used.......

I just switched to this from Winamp 2.9. I like it about the same, but I miss winamp's J button... the one that lets you search for a song within the playlist.... QCD has a plugin that does it, but it's really damned slow.

 

[syzygy]

winamp 2.91 with the nucleo_nlog skin continues to rule here. just awesome. with the winamp
libray open and a few hundred radio stations displayed, how can you beat that ?

 

[ronnn]

Originally posted by: Sid59
foobar

excellent program. they are currently working on 0.7 betas up to beta40 .. forums are good too.

So what makes foobar better? I find it seems to be a little cleaner then winamp. I have monsoon mh505 speakers and they seem to be awfully picky (seem to break up easily if any distortion in the sound). I play mainly mp3 and wav files.

 

[Mitzi]

I find foobar to be the major geeks MP3 player, I'm just a minor geek so I use Winamp 2.91

 

[mk]

Originally posted by: Mitzi
I find foobar to be the major geeks MP3 player, I'm just a minor geek so I use Winamp 2.91

Major geeks don't use mp3 unless they really have to.

 

[Mitzi]

Originally posted by: Mk4

Originally posted by: Mitzi
I find foobar to be the major geeks MP3 player, I'm just a minor geek so I use Winamp 2.91

Major geeks don't use mp3 unless they really have to.

True, they use OGG but Foobar handles them too, perhaps I should've said media player rather than MP3

 

[BennyD]

Originally posted by: ronnn

Originally posted by: Sid59
foobar

excellent program. they are currently working on 0.7 betas up to beta40 .. forums are good too.

So what makes foobar better? I find it seems to be a little cleaner then winamp. I have monsoon mh505 speakers and they seem to be awfully picky (seem to break up easily if any distortion in the sound). I play mainly mp3 and wav files.

if you have the mh505's you need coolplayer, it loves those speakers

 

[ronnn]

Originally posted by: BennyD

if you have the mh505's you need coolplayer, it loves those speakers

Have just downloaded it. Will give it a try. I am waiting for an audigy 2 oem to arrive, that may make a difference also. Can not be worse then the p4p800 onboard sound anyways.

:music:

 

[Dragon365]

i use QCD player.

 

[ArmchairAthlete]

I use winamp 2.x. It works great, I know the in's and out's of it, the plugins I need are for it (hotkey controller plugin for gaming, spc player for music ripped from SNES games, etc), works good for some online radio stations I listen to, etc.

 

[capodeloscapos]

I use Winamp 2.95, but I´ll try CoolPlayer and Quintessential 4.0.

 

[FOBSIDE]

This is all personal opinion here. For me, Apple iTunes is hands down the best MP3 player I have ever used. The Windows port of it should be available in December. I will be using it on Windows as well as on my Apple. I think it's worth checking out.

 

[VicodiN]

Anyone know which player uses the least memory resources?
And by best, we have to look at the total picture... IE Coolplayer doesnt support plugins, Winamp does etc.

EDIT:
foobar seems to use more resource mem then Winamp... havent compared any others.

 

[Sid59]

only used foobar and winamp .. foobar is the winner!

 

[Barnaby W. Füi]

Originally posted by: Mk4

Originally posted by: Mitzi
I find foobar to be the major geeks MP3 player, I'm just a minor geek so I use Winamp 2.91

Major geeks don't use mp3 unless they really have to.

Yeah they do. Maybe you just mean anal audiophile nerds.