Winamp alternative suggestions???

[synical33]

Morning guys, i was wondering if you guys have any suggestions to alternatives to Winamp because Winamp is slowly starting to lose its touch and a variety of other things (now that hackers and what have you can get into your system thru Winamp nowadays). Well i was just wondering if any of you know of any good players that are somewhat comparable to Winamp. Any suggestions appreciated thanx lots peepz.

 

[Electronic Punk]

Windows Media Player is starting to become a feasible solution.
10 is much better than 9.

I still like Winamp5 tho really, but I need my Zen synced so have to use WMP10 more and more - it's alright.

 

[Johnny]

There is no alternative. Although some may say that foobar is a good one, personally I don't like it .. Now if it had a better sound quality then maybe I would ..

 

[Unleashed]

I didn't think there was an alternative, I loved Winamp so much, but I kept getting problems, and someone suggested Foobar2000 to me... I didn't like it at first, but now I would never swap. It's far more flexible, still in development and has a huge user base.
Seriously, worth a try.

 

[Mainframeguy]

Welcome to OSNN Synical - from another foobar user

 

[ShepsCrook]

Zoom media player I heard was pretty nice.

 

[SPeedY_B]

WMP10 - http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowsmedia/player/download/download.aspx
iTunes - http://itunes.com/
FooBar2000 - http://foobar2000.org/
Coolplayer - http://coolplayer.sf.net/

 

[Kr0m]

If you're worried about security then WMP10 probably isn't a wise choice either.

 

[Tuffgong4]

I haven't used anything to compete with iTunes on my system

 

[vern]

Quintessential Player was the only player I've found that might come close to Winamp for me. For now I don't use any player, I play all my music from my Zen Touch.

 

[LordOfLA]

Personally I use foobar2000 - given me cleaner, crisper sound than winamp, doesnt eat cpu like winamp, doesnt eat gpu like winamp, doesn't let you spam mirc with shoutcast stream titles like winamp

So yeah good player without the fluff really. Plays every audio format you can think of and then some.

 

[rotjong]

foobar2000 gets the job done for me. For those who love visualizations, G-Force will be working with foobar soon.

rotjong

 

[NetRyder]

WMP10 - http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowsmedia/player/download/download.aspx
iTunes - http://itunes.com/
FooBar2000 - http://foobar2000.org/
Coolplayer - http://coolplayer.sf.net/

Good post.

I'd suggest trying them all (or at least visiting the sites and reading about them) and deciding which one you personally like the best. Each person has his/her preferences, and what may be best for one may not be the best for someone else.

 

[SPeedY_B]

Indeed, that's exactly it. When it comes to software as a generalisation, everyone has their own preferences, and for their own reason. So I'd definitely recommend giving each one a try, and then settling on the one you feel at home with

 

[dreamliner77]

Foobar2000 - you can only resist so long and then it becomes like an appendage you can't live without.

 

[Johnny]

Dosen't Itunes use the WMP backbone ??? or is it Quicktime ??

 

[chaos945]

@Johnny: Quicktime.

Still using Winamp here, and Media Player Classic for all my video.

 

[SPeedY_B]

I'd completely forgot about Zinf: http://zinf.org/

 

[allbusiness]

Foobar2000 - you can only resist so long and then it becomes like an appendage you can't live without.

true. i used foobar out of curiosity from readin this thread (been a winamp/itunes user for years) and i have already uninstalled WA.... it's awesome to be free of the CPU gobbling skin

 

[chaos945]

I use my Winamp with the classic skin, usage is less than 1.5mb minimized and less than 2mb open.

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