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Best music player for Windows 7?

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oynaz said:
Not a very throughout test. From the Foobar review:

"As it comes, there are no ripping or converting capabilities."

How did he miss that?

EDIT: He managed to miss VLC as well.

EDIT2: Sounds like the author was in an accident and didn't finish the review. That's a pity.
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Well, to be fair, I think you need to download codecs for ripping to function. I rip to Nero AAC and had to download the codec for that, as well as Lame for mp3. I typically rip using EAC, but occasionally rip using Foobar.

I like Foobar 2000. It's library works well for me and transparently deals with file deletions and other modifications to the library.
 
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TheFamilyMan said:
MediaMonkey...not bloated or resource-intensive, as simple/complex as I want it to be, great auto-tagging features, impressive music management options.

+1 for MM
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+1 for MM. My library was completely unorganized (bad ID3 tags, bad filenames, etc). MM made it quick and easy to get everything organized. Can auto-tag from Amazon and auto-name music files based on set criteria (in my case it was <track #> - <title>).
 
Mediamonkey doesn't support m4a playback unless you install quicktime or buy a $10 plugin? That's just gay. Uninstalled.
 
j river looks pretty cool. Though im pretty much stuck with itunes. itunes would be awesome if it wasnt so slow and crashy.
 
What's the best player for copying mp3s to an iPod Nano, that won't disturb the encrypted music already there from iTunes?
 
wirednuts said:
i got five bucks says this doesnt get repeated 😉
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I compared Nero AAC to Lame mp3 and Nero AAC came out ahead over a variety of source material over the course of a few days. I have no real compatibility issues and, if needed, I can re-rip to mp3 if necessary. Nero AAC sounded better than mp3 to me.

Of course, ymmv, but if you are bored or curious sometime, do some comparisons using the Foobar abx comparator.
 
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kaborka said:
What's the best player for copying mp3s to an iPod Nano, that won't disturb the encrypted music already there from iTunes?
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I have tried a couple of iTunes alternatives, but always came back to iTunes for interfacing with iPods. I don't use it as my default player, mostly due to the way it handles the library, but it works well enough for making playlists and loading up our iPods.

Foobar 2000 is my default music player on my computer. I like how the library is handled, I can quickly rip to pretty much any format I wish and it is lightweight. I just consider it sort of a "different tools for different jobs" kind of thing.
 
The previous owner, who upgraded to an iPod Touch, told me iTunes would erase the ITMS files already there. That's why I need an alternative.
 
kaborka said:
The previous owner, who upgraded to an iPod Touch, told me iTunes would erase the ITMS files already there. That's why I need an alternative.
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I'm not sure, but I think if you check "prevent ipods, iphones and ipads from syncing automatically" under the devices tab of iTunes preferences it won't erase what is currently on your ipod. I have mine set up that way and I drag and drop tracks and playlists on and off of them. Please look into it further though as I cannot guarantee you won't lose the songs currently on your iPod.
 
Manticorps said:
I compared Nero AAC to Lame mp3 and Nero AAC came out ahead over a variety of source material over the course of a few days. I have no real compatibility issues and, if needed, I can re-rip to mp3 if necessary. Nero AAC sounded better than mp3 to me.

Of course, ymmv, but if you are bored or curious sometime, do some comparisons using the Foobar abx comparator.
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I unlesss you are ripping music at 128 bits or less the quality difference you are noticing is from the better programing. I decided to rip all my music into 256bit AAC and afterwords I was reading on wikipedia that there is no real difference between mp3 and AAC at high bit rates. AAC is superior at lower bit rates.

Too bad after I ripped all my music to AAC i realize the PS3 will not display embedded album art from AAC files, only MP3's.
 
Manticorps said:
I compared Nero AAC to Lame mp3 and Nero AAC came out ahead over a variety of source material over the course of a few days. I have no real compatibility issues and, if needed, I can re-rip to mp3 if necessary. Nero AAC sounded better than mp3 to me.

Of course, ymmv, but if you are bored or curious sometime, do some comparisons using the Foobar abx comparator.
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the way i always saw it, even though mp3 might not be the absolute most efficient codec, it is by far the most used. and if im using mp3 or AAC, then i am already losing quality so whats the difference if my mp3 is not as not-perfect my AAC would be? i might as well use the one that will work anywhere.

all my new stuff i store in FLAC though. that way i can convert into whatever i want as many times as i want. but so far, its all mp3's and flac's and a few wav's.
 
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