morpheusx
Head-Fier
- Joined
- Feb 26, 2013
- Posts
- 61
- Likes
- 12
Foobar with Wasapi and Facets plugin
Yeah I'm using iTunes currently, but I just find it really annoying to convert any flac I have to alac. Plus I don't really like the idea of supporting an "apple" codec over an open source one.
I'm going to try out foobar and see how I go. Is there anything in particular that makes foobar standout? Thanks heaps!
JRiver handsdown is the BEST high end and advanced media player. It took me almost 2 full weeks to fully understand and tweak every possible settings/features offered in JRiver. Currently Using ASIO with my Asus Xonar DGX and it's my primary audio/video playback player now. Foobar2000 comes second to JRiver for audio playback/utility, but once you dig in all the advanced features that jRiver has to offer, your heart will stay with it. JRiver is also on constant regular update (~avg bi-weekly for each new beta updated small patches regularily). Check out their forum section, you'll be sold again when you see the knowledge of their staff/devs and the amount of involvement with the community over there.
I never understood why people attribute different sound quality to different music players.
It's funny because foobar is frequently listed as having above average sound quality, yet they explicitly state in their FAQ that it does not sound better than other players. It also explicitly states that using ASIO/WASAPI has no effect on sound quality and should only be used if needed.
That being said, you should always choose your media player based on its features and support. I like Winamp because it has the best visualizer and supports all the formats I need. It's interface isn't very good though so I'm tempted to switch. I keep foobar for its plugins like the ABX plugin amongst other things, but there are some things with its interface and organization that I can't live with.
Songbird and Rhythmbox are probably my two favorites in terms of interface. I'm thinking about switching back to Songbird...
I never understood why people attribute different sound quality to different music players.
It's funny because foobar is frequently listed as having above average sound quality, yet they explicitly state in their FAQ that it does not sound better than other players. It also explicitly states that using ASIO/WASAPI has no effect on sound quality and should only be used if needed.
That being said, you should always choose your media player based on its features and support. I like Winamp because it has the best visualizer and supports all the formats I need. It's interface isn't very good though so I'm tempted to switch. I keep foobar for its plugins like the ABX plugin amongst other things, but there are some things with its interface and organization that I can't live with.
Songbird and Rhythmbox are probably my two favorites in terms of interface. I'm thinking about switching back to Songbird...
If you can't hear the difference between some audio player (like recent version of AIMP) to other like foobar, then well, I'm just glad to not have your ears (and you're probably glad to not have my "placebo"), neither you or I have to understand it.
recent AIMP vs Foobar. Your thoughts?
I use AIMP 3.5 beta 5 with wasapi exclusive and 60MB cache size, surprisingly it sounds really unexciting and dull, the difference isn't even subtle like it used to be but very apparent when you switch to other player like xmplay and foobar both with wasapi. But YMMV.