Best Audio Player in Linux?

[JoKo]

Is there any audio player in Linux similar to Foobar2000 (Windows)? I didn't like Rhythmbox so much...

[Knight']

I usually use Muine or XMMS.

Has anyone noticed that XMMS can play songs louder than Muine, and actually sounds better? Or am I going mad? I like Muine for its clean UI and play lists. But XMMS does sound better, in my view at least. (Using 320kbps .ogg's)

[temple_treefrog]

XMMS with Eq.

[peekj]

I really like amarok. It's simple like xmms but you can also have a whole library, playlist, etc listing.

[betamaxman]

I'm just curious but what is the bitrate on those files?  I have 5212 files and it's 25.5 GB.

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Juk, if you want a real player / kinda itunes type of app, the only one i've found so far that has a library feature. It was included in my suse 9.1 dvd,but i think it is part of all later distro's

[Lokheed]

Another vote for Beep Media Player. Its GTK2 built and is now an official branch from XMMS which has almost stopped in development and is based on the archiac GTK1.

[n3wt]

I installed dropline - gnome, and it came with beep, so I've been using it, but I can't seem to get it to play WMA files, I downloaded the source for the wma plugin, and used checkinstall to make a slackware package for it, and installed it, and it shows up on the plugins list, but it still won't actually play .wma's. (which is a problem for me, because I have a bunch of them, my media collection isn't in any specific media type.)

[iamhiddensomewhere]

foobar2000 via WINE

[Dan.Varga]

I like xmms myself

[ootput]

In case you need a cli-based player, try mpd (musicplayerdaemon) and mpc (...client.)

If you need a graphical frontend, be it web-based or gtk, mpd will play nicely with any of these

While the network-stream is one helluva great feature (think: web-based control throughout the house while entertaining guests,) local playback works splendidly.

[chavo]

I like Rhythmbox. It's simple and easy to set up playlists. Also minimizes to the system tray. Most of the time I don't need to see the player, I just have my list on random.

[Alex Shenoy]

I use rhythmbox currently, but the truth is. All music players for linux are lacking. In fact most music players for every platform are lacking. The best media player I have ever used was winamp. And xmms is not an entire clone. I want a media player tha ports over the winamp library. That is the best program ever. So if anyone happens to have the source code for the winamp library(like say a certain ex-nullsoft president :whistle: ).....

--Alex

[Sputnik.RU]

XMMS with ALSA output plugin :D

[Schumi4ever]

Can anyone recommend me a player that has an automatic volume equalizer, like wmp10?

In wmp10 you just add files to your library, enable the volume equalizer and all mp3 then have roughly the same volume, ideal :)

Important feature for me, but I dont believe Ive seen such a player for linux just yet :( (may very well be that Im blind though)

[Lokheed]

Use mp3gain on your library, then you dont have to worry about needing these types of programs.

[DR_K13]

I just started using amaroK, and boy do I like it

[SoNiCfReAk]

Rhythmbox, it is the iTunes of GNU/Linux.

[anir]

I love MPlayer (or some GUI frontend of it).

Edit:

Ugh!

I just noticed the title of the thread. I thought it would be about allround-media-players.

But anyways: MPlayer for music! ;)

Edited January 2, 2005 by anir

[Riz360]

(Y) Beep Media Player!

[MateoGWJ]

*slaps head*

Great answer. Did you not notice the forum this thread is in or are you being purposefully obtuse?

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I run foobar in crossover, so why not winamp?

[ollie_webbuk]

AmaroK all the way, baby!

If you like Media Player 9/10, iTunes and most other Windows players you'll love this.

http://amarok.kde.org/ - It's the daddy.

[g-n-t]

amaroK.

[ZZOOzzoo]

AmaroK all the way, baby!

If you like Media Player 9/10, iTunes and most other Windows players you'll love this.

http://amarok.kde.org/ - It's the daddy.

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Wow, AmaroK looks amazing!! :woot:

Too bad I'm using Ununtu now.... :cry:

[Fragmaster]

Wow, AmaroK looks amazing!!  :woot:

Too bad I'm using Ununtu now.... :cry:

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What are you talking about? You can still use it y'know.

http://the-swirl.org/~adeodato/debian/amarok/packages.html

Add them package sources should work, if not check www.ubuntuforums.org because someone definately will of wanted to use this.

[insanekiwi]

rythmbox or xmms :yes: