XMPlay 3.6
Reviewing 3.5.1 (Feb 10, 2010)
I like Foobar.
However, I am in no way, shape or form going to say that it is far superior to XMPlay. As far as I'm concerned (and I've been experimenting with players for about ten years now so I'm quite qualified to have an opinion on the subject), there are only two players worth downloading if one is interested in audio quality primarily as well as a balanced feature set:
XMPlay
Foobar2000
They both sport a very high degree of audio quality (both feature WASAPI and ASIO support without which an audio player cannot boast any competency at quality audio), attention to detail, cleanliness of code (READ: BUG FREE) and necessary audio features sans useless frills. Furthermore, neither is bloated nor slow, an extremely rare commodity.
In short, both typify the very best of what an audio player should be, something no other audio player (or wannabe media player) can claim.
One final advantage that this player DOES have over Foobar is that it has a polite, helpful, intelligent and mature community behind it and special kudos go to the author who is very customer oriented (read: he listens to his users and does not make arbitrary decisions steeped in arrogance). The Foobar camp desperately needs to grow up and take lessons in all those departments.
This is excellence.
Enjoy it as such.
FIVE stars.
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