Just downloaded Winamp and got all my media imported into it in preparation of making it my primary media player. However, I've been using it over the past few days, and I feel like everything is just a bit harsher than WMP; sure enough, listening to Daath's "The Concealers" alternating back and forth between the players, everything felt slightly but noticeably harsher in Winamp, so I guess I'll be sticking with WMP after all! (and no way will I use itunes on PC, it's way too slow)
Winamp harshness?
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Yeah, I did too (assumed all players sounded the same)
Oh, and obviously the first thing I did in both programs was check to make sure there was no equalizer on, and as far as I could tell with both, there wasn't ("EQ Enabled" in Winamp was unchecked, and the EQ enhancement in WMP was turned off)
Oh, and obviously the first thing I did in both programs was check to make sure there was no equalizer on, and as far as I could tell with both, there wasn't ("EQ Enabled" in Winamp was unchecked, and the EQ enhancement in WMP was turned off)
ParsonsMatt
Alas, Tyranny
There's a limiter that's standard in winamp. Try inactivate that? You'll find it in the preferences.
slashvanyoung
Dopefish lives!
Kinda always coming back to Winamp, with the very basic old skin. I like how fast it indexes even quite big collections, that's what made me prefer it to Foobar 2000 (I don't like media libraries). Sometimes using some post-processing plugins. But when turned off, I can't notice a difference to WMP.
Marcus, the differences you're experiencing could be down to different codecs (and their settings). For example, WMP uses the Fraunhofer codec for mp3 while Winamp uses a proprietary codec from Nullsoft.
Marcus, the differences you're experiencing could be down to different codecs (and their settings). For example, WMP uses the Fraunhofer codec for mp3 while Winamp uses a proprietary codec from Nullsoft.
DolphinSplatter
What it is, Bullhorn
Here´s the limiter check box. On the "playback" tab there´s also a dither checkbox that you may want to disable.
I like winamp because of its media library and ipod support, but I really hate how they´re turning this product into a piece of shit over the years. Adding countless useless functions, making a incredibly tricky instal setup where you have to check carefully what exactly are you installing. There are so many stupid functions on Winamp that I get pissed of even thinking about them.
Thanks Narco (and Plankis), I found it and disabled it, though I'm afraid I'm too high to objectively compare between it and WMP at the present moment, so I think it'll have to wait until tomorrow to see if it made a difference 
Notuern
Bloody vaginal belch
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I dont know if its placebo, but i think that lesser quality mp3's sound better in Foobar then all other players? o,0
Mutant
I hate that supercow !
If different players sound different to you for any reason - you can always record their output and do the invert phase mix nullification test.
If it nullifies to -infinity dB...
Then it is placebo.
ps. Ofc for the test use wav files not mp3.
If it nullifies to -infinity dB...
Then it is placebo.
ps. Ofc for the test use wav files not mp3.
I have been using Winamp 2.95 for several years. It has everything I need and nothing I don't.
Anyway, if needed, I think you can get a free version of Electri-Q that comes as a Winamp plugin. I use it and it rocks, but I got it so long ago I don't remember if it was free or not.
Anyway, if needed, I think you can get a free version of Electri-Q that comes as a Winamp plugin. I use it and it rocks, but I got it so long ago I don't remember if it was free or not.
gabriel g.
Member
Mp3 are compressed files only with 1 0 1 0 1 0 ....... so maybe the difference is comming from the de-coding besides the limiter.
Mutant
I hate that supercow !
Pedro Teixeira
Member
Marcus there always an option in the "limiter" part that has "Use Dither" checked for on... turn that shit off
