sonique or winamp?

[loserbutt]

hey, I'm wondering, which is better? I dont really care about interfaces or ease of use or resource hogging. I'm wondering which one sounds better

 

[murphy55d]

I can't really tell a difference.

Windows media player has some kinda SRS boost though which definitely adds a bit to the sound. Maybe try that?

 

[gtd2000]

There are many arguements on this particular choice.

For me I find the following:

Winamp - simple low resource useage program, simple interface, sounds good.

Sonique - more complex interface, uses more resources but sounds better than Winamp in my estimation.


In the end, after using Sonique for around 6/8 months, I returned to the "snap" of Winamp.
I've not used Sonique for well over a year so it may be a different story nowadays.

Personally Winamp has stood the test of time if you ask me 😉

Do a search here and you will find a few of the old arguements - sorry - discussions 😉

 

[CTho9305]

play with the equalizer in winamp if you have trouble. IMHO, it sounds as good as the speakers connected to it.

 

[sandorski]

Well, I used Sonique for a couple years, but last fall switched to Winamp. Here's my opinion of the 2:

1) At default setup, Sonique sounds better, having a nice warm sound.
2) WinAmp has more plugins and I've found a combo that to me sounds better than Sonique.
3) Sonique has a much more diverse interface, which allows much more customization than WinAmp(WinAmps is rather dull and constraining). To further clarify: WinAmps basically comes in 2 sizes, normal and bar(can be adjusted somewhat, though most skins become icky). Sonique allows the skinner to make the interface as big or small as he/she chooses, this offers a greater level of customization. I often use my system from across the room when first waking up. It took me a long time to find a half decent WinAmp skinthat was visible from a distance. With Sonique I had a much easier time finding a large interface that looked good too.
4) I think Sonique is dead, but don't know for sure. If it is, it's too bad, I wish WinAmp would be more like Sonique.

 

[duragezic]

I've used Winamp for several years. I tried Sonique for a while and although it wasn't bad, I found Winamp to be slightly better.

For AOL owning Winamp, at least they haven't f*cked it up. Really, Winamp kicks ass still, without getting all bloated like WMP, ICQ, RealPlayer (omfg RealOne is pathetic), etc...

 

[Gonad the Barbarian]

If you use Winamp, get this plugin. If you aren't very conservative with the settings it will sound like crap, but get it dialed in just right and things sound awesome.

 

[LethalWolfe]

IMO, the only thing Sonique has over winamp is better skins. I used Sonique for a few months, but went back to winamp beacause of it's better interface. And as far as sound goes, I think they are pretty much equal. If you don't like how Winamp sounds you can always grab some plugins until you find one you like.

Lethal

 

[PliotronX]

I'm not sure about newer versions of Sonique, but older versions produced less accurate output than Winamp. {offtopic}Personally, I found Sonique's interface to be cluttered, unintuitive, and bulky. But this could be due to my bias of years of experience with Winamp. Although I haven't tried Sonique out in a my excellent compatriot's age because Winamp has everything I need. {/offtopic}

edit- I would suggest performing tests of your own, it's the best way to choose what's best for your ears.

 

[TheWart]

been round the horn as far as media players go. winamp all the way for mp3s.

 

[gil11542]

My votes for WINAMP also, Very clean little player with tons of plug-ins

 

[kylef]

The best part of Winamp is its active development; things are continuously being fixed and updated. Nullsoft is currently working on Winamp 3 which appears to be a fundamentally different program from 1.x and 2.x Winamp. I hope that it doesn't turn into bloatware, but the component model looks very interesting indeed.

 

[DJediMaster]

Neither! Coolplayer bests winamp & sonique in sound quality and is the last MP3 Player that you will ever need.

 

[datalink7]

Winamp 3 beta ownz all! I love the new playlists and skins.

Has a lot of awesome skins as well, such as

this one.

 

[tops2]

i tried sonique for a little bit, but went back to winamp. been using winamp since ver 1.xx
winamp definitely stood the test of time for me. after using it for almost 5 years, its still my most used prog.