Favourite Media Player ?

[The Outsider]

Been playing with many media players these days, still haven't found something that exactly matches my taste.

So, I wonder what people use as a media (mainly audio) player under Linux/GNU ?

[drsethi]

amarok is a good player
Features
# Quick and simple drag and drop playlist creation
# Super eye-candy interface
# Multiple backends supported ( xine, helix and NMM)
# 10 band equalizer
# Automatic cover art download using Amazon services
# The unique and powerful Context Browser
# Automatic play-statistics generation (iRate style)
# Full lyrics download
# Read about your bands with embedded wikipedia browsing!
# Funky visualisations from libvisual and XMMS
# KDE integration
# Streaming MP3 streams, including Last.fm streams.
# Crossfading
# Podcasting Support
# Fully configurable translucent OSD for track changes
# K3B (CD-burning) integration
# Style your Context Browser with custom CSS styles
# Save space in your Context Browser with collapsable boxes
# Show the Context Browser without Amarok open through the Konqueror sidebar!
# Full support for Last.FM! Share your music taste with friends on the net
# Generate dynamic playlists based on last.fm suggestions
# Support for SQLite, MySQL and PostgreSQL databases ensuring fast collection access
# Support for your iPod, iRiver, PlaysForSure, NJB, and generic USB device with the all new media-browser
# Powerful scripting interface, allowing for easy extension of Amarok
# Complete DCOP access
# Translated into more than 50 languages, thanks to the KDE localization team.

[The Outsider]

ah don't need suggestions mate, just wanna know what the members use

[kalpik]

amaroK, the best player there is (linux or otherwise too).

[DeSmOnD dAvId]

amaroK, th best there is. But,I like Helix and Rythmbox too.

[manas]

amarok.........
Simply rocks !!!!!!!!!!!

[~Phenom~]

amarok , xine , xmms , all work fine for me.

[JGuru]

I use XMMS with WinAmp skins!!

[mediator]

xmms+Xine => complete thing!

[praka123]

audacious+plugins good,rhythmbox=very good,Listen Music player=OK and there are exaile(Exaile is a media player aiming to be similar to KDE's AmaroK, but for GTK+),mesk(Mesk is a PyGtk+ audio player that supports multiple playlists and plugins) and other many players that i use randomly.
visit:
http://www.getdeb.net
for more debs
What I use Most Time for Audio:RhythmBox
What I use Most Time for Video:Xine player
totem+gstreamer also is good.

i am using xmms with winamp5 skin, looks cool,sounds fine

[demoninside]

I think

XMMS+WMA Plugin+MP3 Plugin
and MPLAYER

makes a best combo............

[adit_sen]

people keep telling me about amarok. i've given amaraok / banshee / xmms / songbird / audacious / helix / rhythmbox all a try. all of them, barring xmms & rhythmbox have crashed on me. i found xmms quite handy with all the plugins available, but it the fact that it doesnt have a media library doenst help me one bit.

so now i'm stuck with rhythmbox. its not too bad, just lacks an equalizer / sound output plugins. i still can't say i'm satisfied with a single music player in linux till date. Nothing to compare to winamp / foobar...

[mehulved]

Amarok, VLC or mplayer are the ones i usually use.
@adit_sen for last 2 yrs I have been trying to use amarok, it always used to hang up on my PC, but dunno somehow in last 2-3 months it's working fine. So, work is going on and keep submitting bug reports to KDE team. Hopefully, your problem is solved soon.

[Tech Geek]

Amarock

[ray|raven]

Exaile! -- Amarok for GTK+----for audio
Xine+win32----video

[ashok_wise]

hai, I think Amarok is the best among any media player that available in LInuX.

[hellknight]

Amarok rox! it really does and check out the 1.4 version

[jz2linkinpark]

for linux, amarok is really the best player ever...

i was trying various media players, and found
beep-media-player
it is like xmms but browsing through menu's is far better. winamp skins also work on it.

anybody used it? check it out:

sudo apt-get install beep-media-player

[The Outsider]

yeah its good, gives problem sometimes though.

[aditya.shevade]

amaroK and vlc for sure...... (though not the opensuse version of amaroK )

[vnl5486]

I prefer MPC and VLC...plays all my damn files....and I'm happy

[Pathik]

amaroK..
and mplayer + w32 codecs..

[aryayush]

iTunes, with the iVisualizer plugin
VLC media player

[mehulved]

where does iTunes come in open source section?