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Re: Media Players and iTunes Alternatives
« Reply #50 on: July 01, 2015, 05:25:49 AM »
The wonderful thing about Foobar is that you can make it look anyway you want it to.


Make it super simple. Make it super complicated. Single window. Multiple windows. Best of all...it's FREE!  :)p1
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Re: Media Players and iTunes Alternatives
« Reply #51 on: July 01, 2015, 05:59:33 AM »
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Re: Media Players and iTunes Alternatives
« Reply #52 on: July 03, 2015, 12:14:50 AM »
If I was still using Windows I'd also be using Foobar. Nothing else comes close in my opinion.
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Re: Media Players and iTunes Alternatives
« Reply #53 on: July 03, 2015, 12:20:50 AM »
Meh. A lot of us were former foobar users that switched to jriver for one reason or another. I know someone who just made the switch and was surprised by the outcome.
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Re: Media Players and iTunes Alternatives
« Reply #54 on: July 03, 2015, 12:38:13 AM »
Quote from: LFF on July 01, 2015, 05:25:49 AM
The wonderful thing about Foobar is that you can make it look anyway you want it to.


Make it super simple. Make it super complicated. Single window. Multiple windows. Best of all...it's FREE!  :)p1

Agreed, except for that foobar still makes trying to keep it simple too complicated to pull off. Simple as in stripped-down shitty UI and gimped functionality is easy, simple as in elegant and useful takes quite some fiddling with foobar.


Quote from: Anaxilus on July 03, 2015, 12:20:50 AM
Meh. A lot of us were former foobar users that switched to jriver for one reason or another. I know someone who just made the switch and was surprised by the outcome.

I recently became a jriver convert for the same clichéd reason I use windows: it just works. (whereas with widows 8/10 winamp just doesn't work  :'()
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Re: Media Players and iTunes Alternatives
« Reply #55 on: July 03, 2015, 12:52:06 AM »
Quote from: anetode on July 03, 2015, 12:38:13 AM
Agreed, except for that foobar still makes trying to keep it simple too complicated to pull off. Simple as in stripped-down shitty UI and gimped functionality is easy, simple as in elegant and useful takes quite some fiddling with foobar.
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Just download a useful skin and a couple of plugins and you're golden.

10 minute setup.  Tops.
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Re: Media Players and iTunes Alternatives
« Reply #56 on: July 03, 2015, 01:40:40 AM »
Quote from: Skyline on July 03, 2015, 12:52:06 AM
Lies!

Just download a useful skin and a couple of plugins and you're golden.

10 minute setup.  Tops.

As opposed to jriver, where you click on the icon and that's it.
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Re: Media Players and iTunes Alternatives
« Reply #57 on: July 03, 2015, 02:03:57 AM »
Foobar is for tweakers and DIYers and Jriver is the plug and play solution...

Kinda surprised about all the jriver love here of all places.
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Re: Media Players and iTunes Alternatives
« Reply #58 on: July 03, 2015, 06:39:53 AM »
JRiver is great. You can get it to do just about anything you want. Sounds amazing. You can use WASAPI, AISO, etc. - bitperfect playback, it can use the full capabilities of your DAC, too many things to name.
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Re: Media Players and iTunes Alternatives
« Reply #59 on: July 03, 2015, 01:00:47 PM »
Jriver works fantastically and I have the Master License so I can use it on my Mac and windows machines. Jremote is an excellent remote.

Biggest things for me? R128 loudness analysis which allows for super consistent playback levels when jumping between different albums and genres. Classical and death metal can coexist without reaching for the volume knob. Also keeps things from playing back with intersample peaking.
Internal volume is also totally transparent.
And the standard crossfeed is always on if I'm listening to cans. As someone who prefers speakers, it is perfect and less fatiguing.

JRiver also has a very good message board you can check out. If you request a feature and it makes sense they will implement it; same with bug reports. Their audio core is so mature at this point.
Foobar also has a ton of posting over on Hydrogen Audio.
I don't know if Foobar does all the zone stuff, internet radio streaming and recording etc...
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