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Different Audio Players [message #98557]

Tue, 13 May 2025 11:23

positron
Messages: 145
Registered: May 2020

Master

I found these 4 digital audio players and wondered if anyone has experience
with their audio quality? Audio quality is most important to me.

AIMP

Spotify

VLC

Foobar 2000

Thanks

pos

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Re: Different Audio Players [message #98558 is a reply to message #98557]

Tue, 13 May 2025 18:19

Wayne Parham
Messages: 18979
Registered: January 2001

Illuminati (33rd Degree)

You listed VLC - Are you referring to the open-source VideoLAN Client media player, commonly called VLC?

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Re: Different Audio Players [message #98560 is a reply to message #98558]

Tue, 13 May 2025 22:42

positron
Messages: 145
Registered: May 2020

Master

Wayne Parham wrote on Tue, 13 May 2025 18:19

You listed VLC - Are you referring to the open-source VideoLAN Client media player, commonly called VLC?

Opened up, Help, and it says.

"VLC Media Player
3.0.21 Vetinari
VLC Media Player is free and open source Media Player, Encorder,
and Streamer made by the volumteers of the VideoLAN community."

I really don't know much, but it plays video and/or audio, depending
upon my windows 10 setting.

I have not looked any further.

A website reviewing half a dozen players stated AIMP excels at audio
quality, but at the end of the article mentioned Foobar 2000 as being
great with audiophiles. Confusing.

pos

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Re: Different Audio Players [message #98563 is a reply to message #98560]

Wed, 14 May 2025 14:34

Wayne Parham
Messages: 18979
Registered: January 2001

Illuminati (33rd Degree)

I've used VLC for a long time and I really like it. That said, it is obviously dependent upon codecs and hardware, and there are setting that can and will affect quality.

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Re: Different Audio Players [message #98580 is a reply to message #98563]

Mon, 19 May 2025 20:57

gofar99
Messages: 2012
Registered: May 2010
Location: Southern Arizona

Illuminati (5th Degree)

Hi, I prefer VLC as well.

Good Listening
Bruce

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Re: Different Audio Players [message #98582 is a reply to message #98580]

Mon, 19 May 2025 21:26

positron
Messages: 145
Registered: May 2020

Master

I will test my audio system tomorrow with VLC to see how the settings sound.

I have everything disabled and VLC set to see my dac in tools section.

Thanks gents and add whatever settings you think I should try.

Any others who have some input, most welcome.

pos

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Re: Different Audio Players [message #98594 is a reply to message #98582]

Tue, 20 May 2025 13:32

positron
Messages: 145
Registered: May 2020

Master

I went to some videos and they were helpful.

Tools, preferences, clicked all. Clicked audio, stereo but no dolby.

Went from 4 to 10,
sync function to best quality

Under filters, lots of choices. All are left unchecked.

Do I need to do anything else?

cheers
pos

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Re: Different Audio Players [message #98599 is a reply to message #98594]

Wed, 21 May 2025 11:06

positron
Messages: 145
Registered: May 2020

Master

positron wrote on Tue, 20 May 2025 13:32

I went to some videos and they were helpful.

Tools, preferences, clicked all. Clicked audio, stereo but no dolby.

Went from 4 to 10,
sync function to best quality

Under filters, lots of choices. All are left unchecked.

Do I need to do anything else?

cheers
pos

I can confidently say that with the changes listed above that VLC
is clearly the best, most natural audio program I have heard so far.
It makes Media Player etc sound very average.

The music just sounds more live. Thanks Wayne and Gofar for your
suggestions.

I found a couple of more settings to change. Any other suggestions?

pos

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Re: Different Audio Players [message #98679 is a reply to message #98557]

Sat, 07 June 2025 16:42

Chloe
Messages: 9
Registered: March 2025

Esquire

From what I've heard, Foobar2000 is the best audio player. I don't have experience with it, but it seems to be the most accurate and it has a lot of options.

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Re: Different Audio Players [message #98690 is a reply to message #98679]

Wed, 11 June 2025 12:29

positron
Messages: 145
Registered: May 2020

Master

Chloe wrote on Sat, 07 June 2025 16:42

From what I've heard, Foobar2000 is the best audio player. I don't have experience with it, but it seems to be the most accurate and it has a lot of options.

Thanks Chloe. May I ask what you are using now, or in the past?

I also just tried Foobar2000 and will compare it with VLC,
hopefully this evening. (Results may vary being system dependent.)

One thing I read is that Foobar bypasses the win 10 audio mixer/engine,
which from my understanding VLC does not. Can anyone verify either way?

Once again thanks Chloe. Looking forward to the experiment.

pos

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