Alternatives to Winamp

[Hard core Rikki]

2 of these at least (foobar2000 and another one can read psf, some of the rest could read winamp input plugins, didnt check which in particular)

PS: wow, lord _E_ making a comeback ;p

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Originally Posted by Hard core Rikki

XMplay has a PSF plugin on their page, same with foobar2000 (at least psf can be read on it, iirc)

PS: wow, lord _E_ making a comeback ;p

Well, PSF was only an example. There is the GYM, NSF, SPC and the rest of the game-rip formats. The only reason why I am sticking with winamp is its plugin support, so if anyone knows of a players that is compatible with its plugin format, let me know~

PS: I am always here...where you can least expect me

[Hard core Rikki]

XMplay is ok with psf as well (can also read gamecube streams, so all the better - via in_cube). winamp's input plugins are defacto standards, and a significant number of these players support them (at least in a basic form)

[Cheesus]

Meh... I don't use much more then Windows Media Player, @ES, and Media Player Classic. I usually manage to get the job done with those. For whatever I can't play, I convert. Simple.

[mudlord]

There is the GYM, NSF, SPC and the rest of the game-rip formats

huh?

fb2k does support these formats. The SPC emulation used in the foo_gep component is the same emulator used in BSNES. I would love to see Winamp have a better component than that.

[Hard core Rikki]

I myself would prefer to see imrpovements to the PSF decoders/rippers, personally, but that's outside the scope of audio players

(/me pokes Neil with a sharp acadian-looking poking stick)

[Coolsvilleman]

So why do you want to switch to winamp. If you must switch I would say foobar2000 but I'm not sure why you would. I have been using winamp for ... like a decade almost. I'm using plugins from 1998 that still work and winamp takes less than 1% of my cpu at all times (well maybe except when using 64th note). If its cause you need something for linux you could always use wine but then your cpu usage will go way up. Or you could try XMMS which was already stated but that's a poor substitute for winamps plugin awesomeness. I just see no reason to switch when there is no better alternative in terms of compatibility.

My friends tell me iTunes plays mp3s well ... lol.

PS: If you want I can send you my plugin directory. Should support almost all console formats at top notch quality.

[Hard core Rikki]

Ah? Uh, that would not be necessary, but thank you for the proposal ;p

I personally was mainly asking for user feedback about their favest ones (instead of relying on my own metrics, as I have an exhaustive enough list of these)

PS: Audacious > XMMS ;p