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Title: Best free computer audio player?
Post by: MakersMarc on March 16, 2019, 10:11:50 PM
I like VLC but hate the tiny gaps.

Thanks!
Title: Re: Best free computer audio player?
Post by: kindms on March 16, 2019, 10:41:44 PM
i have been using foobar2000 forever
Title: Re: Best free computer audio player?
Post by: Fatah Ruark (aka MIKE B) on March 16, 2019, 11:12:02 PM
Foobar.

Plays anything you can through at it, and has a TON of great plugins (Live Show Tagger is a must have for us IMO).
 
Title: Re: Best free computer audio player?
Post by: heathen on March 16, 2019, 11:46:27 PM
I'm a die hard foobar2000 fan.  It's literally the main reason I still use Windows on my playback computer.
Title: Re: Best free computer audio player?
Post by: Gordon on March 17, 2019, 09:39:46 AM
What they said
Title: Re: Best free computer audio player?
Post by: LiveWire on March 17, 2019, 09:48:09 AM
Foobar.

Plays anything you can through at it, and has a TON of great plugins (Live Show Tagger is a must have for us IMO).

I agree.
Everyone should be using Live Show Tagger.
Title: Re: Best free computer audio player?
Post by: MakersMarc on March 17, 2019, 11:57:26 AM
Foobar it is. Thanks all!
Title: Re: Best free computer audio player?
Post by: heathen on March 17, 2019, 01:28:33 PM
Foobar it is. Thanks all!

It looks plain out of the box, but it's endlessly customizable. Also if there's some function you need that isn't present in the default setup, there's probably a component that will do what you want.
Title: Re: Best free computer audio player?
Post by: one8ung on March 17, 2019, 02:36:13 PM
Winamp!
Title: Re: Best free computer audio player?
Post by: gormenghast on March 17, 2019, 08:18:30 PM
I like VLC but hate the tiny gaps.

Thanks!

What are you playing and how do you plan on hearing it?  For instance, what laptop>DAC>sound system or headphones.

I have an iPhone XR with flacplayer and use the little Dragonfly usb DAC to my Sansui receiver>Klipsch Heresy's.
Title: Re: Best free computer audio player?
Post by: MakersMarc on March 17, 2019, 10:50:30 PM
I like VLC but hate the tiny gaps.

Thanks!

What are you playing and how do you plan on hearing it?  For instance, what laptop>DAC>sound system or headphones.

I have an iPhone XR with flacplayer and use the little Dragonfly usb DAC to my Sansui receiver>Klipsch Heresy's.

Laptop> DragonFly Red DAC>speakers. Don't really use cans. Listening to flacs and some wav files, and stream Tidal, which has its own app interface.
Title: Re: Best free computer audio player?
Post by: Justy Gyee on March 18, 2019, 12:20:17 PM
Winamp!

Long Live Winamp!
Title: Re: Best free computer audio player?
Post by: MakersMarc on March 20, 2019, 12:09:43 PM
Wow, Foobar was easy to download. No gaps. 😀
Title: Re: Best free computer audio player?
Post by: audBall on March 20, 2019, 12:59:15 PM
It takes a little getting used to, but you can completely customize the layout of Foobar to fit your visual needs. There are many sites and YouTube videos to assist.