[Al4x]

maybe im in the wrong forum, am i?

anyway,

im currently using WMP11 from my dell XPS m1710 laptop for all my home music via the headphone out

i cant as yet afford the pico so it has to be this way

id like to see if i can get better sound via player/eq options with a different one, tho i do find the interface the best ive used, and that is fairly important

thanks

 

[Joshatdot]

foobar2000

 

[sejarzo]

In your case, using the default onboard sound, setting up Foobar probably isn't as much hassle as when setting it up for an external DAC via ASIO, etc. etc. That's where much of the confusion originates.

This analogy is probably too extreme, but here goes: imagine that using WMP11 for simple playback is sort of like using the Calculator in Windows.....a finished product, more or less, that allows you to do specific calculations.....but Foobar is more like Excel, which has a lot more capability than Calculator, but involves a learning curve to set it up and use it.

I tried the BeatPort SYNC player for a while earlier this week, and it seems fairly painless to install and set up.....but I don't know if you would find any advantages in its use versus WMP.

 

[AerosSaga]

MediaMonkey is a nice player if you don't need all the features of foobar2000, but want to work with FLAC, etc.

 

[technobarbie]

Try Jriver's Media Jukebox. The paid version (Media Center) is even better.

 

[penguindude]

Foobar

 

[aris]

Quote:

Originally Posted by AerosSaga /img/forum/go_quote.gif MediaMonkey is a nice player if you don't need all the features of foobar2000, but want to work with FLAC, etc.

There's a plugin to make flac work flawlessly in fb2k, check the website

 

[krmathis]

Depend what you mean with "better". But these are worth a try:
* iTunes
* foobar2000
* WinAmp

 

[morphsci]

Quote:

Originally Posted by technobarbie /img/forum/go_quote.gif Try Jriver's Media Jukebox. The paid version (Media Center) is even better.

x2 on J. River Media Center. It is not free but it is a very flexible, powerful yet easy to use and set-up product.

 

[Tarkovsky]

Back when itunes was implimenting SRC @ v 7.5 I could really hear the difference between that and VLC. VLC is absolutely wonderful for sq, but a bitch for everything else. When songbird works properly then we'll have the best of both worlds!

 

[NiceCans]

Quote:

Originally Posted by technobarbie /img/forum/go_quote.gif Try Jriver's Media Jukebox. The paid version (Media Center) is even better.

x3

Media Jukebox is Free and works right out of the box, flac is native without plugins.

 

[gkl]

foobar2000!

 

[indysmith]

i like iTunes

 

[j.harris]

Foobar2000!!!!! OMGz, but really foobar2k is something you need to experience at least one time in your life, ohh yeah don't forget to configure ASIO.

Jacob

 

[frankR]

I use WinAmp.