I've recently tried out the power amp trial to see why its the people's choice for "best music player." Maybe it's because it's the trial but I don't see and significant things that make it better than the standalone stock player for the galaxy s3.
On the poweramp, you can adjust the EQ or use presets, same goes for the s3 player. Theres also the bass, treble, volume and x-stereo (not sure what that is) and on the stock player there is the 3d, bass, reverb, size of room, and clarity.
Am I missing something? Is it the looks that people go for on the poweramp? Or is there some special key features that other players don't have.
I'm not sure if I want to purchase the unlocked poweramp if it isn't much superior than the stock player. Only thing thats neat to me are the different sizes of widgets and customization for them.
What do you guys think?
Ummm, about everything. Sound quality, customization of the music and metadata, aesthetics, and especially the navigation and accessibility of your files.
akarol said:
Ummm, about everything. Sound quality, customization of the music and metadata, aesthetics, and especially the navigation and accessibility of your files.
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To me the sound quality is the same on both.
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To me the sound quality is the same on both.
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honestly, it sounds to me like you don't really care what the best music player is. if the stock player satisfies you, then by all means stick with it. it is NOT bad. it is also not for everyone
I like the crossfade/gap-less playback personally
How can software effect sound quality the only factors that should effect sound quality for digital music is bit rate, digital to analog converter and the tiny little amp inside our phones since the software only messes with the sound once you start funking it up with the EQ
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You are kidding me right? Poweramp significantly makes all music sound way better! Even my car stereo with two subs sound way better with Poweramp.
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How can software make sound better?! You're kidding right?! Have you heard of Beats? The hardware can do so much, but the processing (compression, equalization, etc) is all done via software. PA is miles ahead of the competition for true audiophiles.
These music players should NOT have any effect on music. If you shape the sound (EQ) you are losing bit depth plain and simple. That's why the whole beats app is a joke to me. The term beats and audiophile do not belong in the same sentence.
That said "better" is a subjective term and not everyone enjoys a flat eq curve, especially people with dual subs jamming to rap. Subjectively power amp SHOULD be the same as any player playing the same content with no EQ.
Also, you can control the player while the phone is locked (paid version)
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Also, you can control the player while the phone is locked (paid version)
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So does every other music app. The key to good sound is headphones. My Klipsch reference headphones sound awesome no matter what app I use. Anymore you pick an app based on feature set. If yours does what you want then screw other apps.
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erichj - I agree.
The main reason I bought it was for streaming my music in my car via Bluetooth. It connects and starts playing instantly without touching anything.
Poweramp is cool but, I prefer playerpro. The soft bass I get on playerpro is better than poweramp
I'm kinda debating between player pro and n7player now..
I don't really like the folder view in poweramp, and no lock screen controls was kind of sad too
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I'm kinda debating between player pro and n7player now..
I don't really like the folder view in poweramp, and no lock screen controls was kind of sad too
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Poweramp definitely has lock screen controls...I'm guessing most of you didn't try to learn how to use the app before posting.
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I'm kinda debating between player pro and n7player now..
I don't really like the folder view in poweramp, and no lock screen controls was kind of sad too
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You obviously didn't use the software. It does those 2 things better than any player out there.
UI, Preferences, plays voicemail received in Exchange (vs Remote Wave) and just got very use to it on my DX.
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Poweramp definitely has lock screen controls...I'm guessing most of you didn't try to learn how to use the app before posting.
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wow I'm blind, thanks.
I'm going to have to look into everything again
Well both software and hardware affects the music. But honestly without the hardware, theres no sound.
Seems like ill be sticking with the stock player for now and switch over to n7player or poweramp later on. gapless play back is a plus tho
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Im having some problems with the normal Music v2.2 app that comes with Cyanogen RC1... its pretty basic, the widget is flaky, etc. so im looking to replace it.
I checked Market real quick for some other Music Players and there are quite a few that come up - some free, some paid.
... so, basically... Im just looking for some feedback on whats the "best" one out there? Is there possibly one out there that is really just that good? Or, personal recommendations on whats worked best for you, etc.
Thanks again for the help!
I have Mixzing and liked it enough to get the paid version its nice you can set it to look at different folders for music and ignore others. I hated the default app that came with my phone i had a few audiobooks, pre-audible, that would shuffle in when playing from my collection. Very annoying to go from music to spoken word when you expect music. it does all your basic functions and such has some other features but i never got into the more premium stuff.
+1 for mixzing, very nice app, and I have the free version. If you're just looking for plain, good-looking simplicity though, not features, Try zimly (free in market).
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Mortplayer is the best imo
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I actually didnt try either of those 2 that you recommended, but am about to here in just a few mins. I donwloaded "Music Player" which was highly rated and talked about a good bit - but its volume is horrible. Even after going in to settings and moving their volume up and having media volume up I have to have the volume knob in my car all the way to the right. I thought this was weird so I switched back to the one that comes with CM6, freakin almost blew my speakers. It seems like each app is using the volume different, which is weird. And I definitely went through all the settings to ensure that the volumes were all the way up.
I listen to audio books a lot as well - I freaking love them!!! Makes my car ride to and from work so much better its stupid... but I know what you mean when it comes to them switching from word to music, etc. haha!
Is this volume issue common? Is there anything that will actually boost the volume past the normal max level?
Thanks
I'm a fan of cubed by Felipe Abrantes.
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I'm a fan of cubed by Felipe Abrantes.
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Which music player gives the most balanced music playback on O1..ANy opinions ppl ???? personally i like realplayer it gives the most bass and pitch is also modest
Personally i think winamp is the best...
PowerAMP.
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PowerAMP. Even the free version.
poweramp no doubt about it
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Was using winamp but switched to rockbox for gapless playback.
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I have been using real player beta. Its ui is clean n gives option to download stteaming videoss.
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Definately PlayerPro! Best UI and good sound.
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Gtunes is awesome. You may not believe me until you've tried it first hand.
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try astro player nova ....its audio is gr8
Spotify if its availible where you live
Winamp is the best !
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Winamp is the best !
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AGREED !!!
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AGREED !!!
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Only if they will allow the music playback to be automatically played when inserting headset.
PowerAmp
PowerAMP. Because it can play by folder.
tried mixzing, mortplayer, poweramp, cause it can play song by folder
end up with poweramp
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tried mixzing, mortplayer, poweramp, cause it can play song by folder
end up with poweramp
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Poweramp's Stereo Stuck..It isnt WIDE enough..Tried DoubleTwist...Cudnt they include an eq n it..I hate the high pitch..SO for the time being until CM7s ported i will use winamp..ANd when i say best music player i mean the one with supreme music quality..Even though we cant improve the SNR we still cud widen the stereo a little bit..
Does miui player works on Optimus one?
Anyone tried that?
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Poweramp's Stereo Stuck..It isnt WIDE enough..Tried DoubleTwist...Cudnt they include an eq n it..I hate the high pitch..SO for the time being until CM7s ported i will use winamp..ANd when i say best music player i mean the one with supreme music quality..Even though we cant improve the SNR we still cud widen the stereo a little bit..
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I doubt if PowerAmp does anything to the sound other than equalize. I think it still uses the same API as the stock music player, except for additional codecs and an equalizer. If the stock player had an equalizer, I'd choose it. So now I'm with PowerAmp. Good UI, good equalizer. If CM7 is completed, I'd be fine with the stock music player, will just use DSPManager for the eq.
Just wanted some opinion on which music player you use and why?
I like TW:
Equalizer
Quick controls in 'lock screen'
Sounds better in Bluetooth
Colorful
I use PowerAmp, and i like a lot. It have lots of features and sounds awesome. PowerAmp + Voodoo sound = Epic Music Playback. I did have to tweak power amp a little to achieve musical orgasm, but, im a musician, so it wasn't a tough task.
i was using winamp because it's easy and has wireless sync (and i use winamp in windows), but am now uploading all of my songs to google music beta. i plan on still using winamp for listening to music thats on my phone, but the gmb app for when i want to stream.
also, winamp has the lock screen controls, but i turned them off because cm7 has lock screen control built in regardless of what music player you use.
TW too, we have the same reasons.
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Fedes music player clone of wp7
i like touchwiz...
i also like miui coz it has a widget, and you can limit the size of file/songs that will be in the music app....
on touchwiz , my downloaded ringtones plays too which is ughh LOL.. and if i put the nomedia thing on the file , then the ringtones wont be selectable on sound settings..
but i like how touchwiz has a volume slider while the miui one doesn't...so i pick touchwiz, just downloaded galaxy s music widget app.. hehe
I like the TW music app.
I think I should try Poweramp and see how it sounds.
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Prefer PlayerPro.
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Fedes music player clone of wp7
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I love that music player that's my vote too
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PowerAmp.
END of story. Nothing even comes close.
Meh. Whatever my lockscreen supports and by that I mean music controls and Album art being there.
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I love that music player that's my vote too
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Where do you get this ?
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PowerAmp.
END of story. Nothing even comes close.
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This man knows.
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Where do you get this ?
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http://launcherpro.com/music/
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PowerAmp. Especially because it has awesome lockscreen controls.
PowerAmp!!
Good lockscreen controls are paramount for me since I ride a motorcycle. And between all the players with lockscreens PowerAmp has the most guts when you open it up and play with it.
Wow lots of Music Player that I didn't know about
As for PowerAmps, I've try it before but it was using too much CPU resource. Has that been fix or resolved?
I have a sony Xperia zl and music with the walkman app sounds amazing. Got the s4 now and using the winamp app music quality is poor. Please suggest the best music player for the s4.
Is there a way we can install Sony's walkman app on the s4?
Is rocket player app good?
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Try this: https://play.google.com/store/apps/...251bGwsMSwyLDEsImNvbS5oZWRhbWkubXBydHJpYWwiXQ..
It's the most feature rich player I know.
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Try this: https://play.google.com/store/apps/...251bGwsMSwyLDEsImNvbS5oZWRhbWkubXBydHJpYWwiXQ..
It's the most feature rich player I know.
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I just downloaded it and really dig the built in mini player.. Using Nova here but I just swipe from the bottom of the screen in any app or at homescreen to get the mini player..
Currently test driving this and gonemad music player..
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Try this: https://play.google.com/store/apps/...251bGwsMSwyLDEsImNvbS5oZWRhbWkubXBydHJpYWwiXQ..
It's the most feature rich player I know.
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Yup that works...Thanks a bunch...
in the past ive been able to install sonys walkman on all my devices although I have yet to try with the s4
Google "sony walkman apk" and you will be flooded with results
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2059203
Be carefull tho...domt wanna brick your device so I suggest at kost just installing the apk...wouldnt try the build.prop edits or other stuff yet
That version def requires more than just the app...but you can find standalone walkman apks on the web although they may be older versions
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I have a sony Xperia zl and music with the walkman app sounds amazing. Got the s4 now and using the winamp app music quality is poor. Please suggest the best music player for the s4.
Is there a way we can install Sony's walkman app on the s4?
Is rocket player app good?
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try power amp,,,the best for android devices ...with beautiful skins
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try power amp,,,the best for android devices ...with beautiful skins
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Yup. Power amp is legit. Preamp, full eq, lots of tweaks... Lock screen widget too.
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try power amp,,,the best for android devices ...with beautiful skins
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Yup. Power amp is legit. Preamp, full eq, lots of tweaks... Lock screen widget too.
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Only prob with power amp is that it jas a terrible shuffle system...go to the albums, then click on a song in an album...it finishes and shuffles and plays some random song from some other artist...I just wanted to listen to the album. Of cours you can long press the album and click play and that does the trick but to me thats just a hassle...idk maybe its been fixed as power amp didnt always have this problem...but that problem sure did chase me away
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Pro Player is what i use and i love it.
PlayerPro has been my #1 for years.
player pro, is there any reason you prefer it over power amp other then personal preference?
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PlayerPro has been my go to for years as well, but I recently found and I'm really liking Nexmusic. Plus you can't beat the price.
That nexmusic looks like a knock off of apollo player...
PlayerPro ftw.
some good skins available for it to
PlayerPro
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PlayerPro has been my #1 for years.
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PlayerPro seems legit... gonna download the trial see if i like it
A little off topic but can any of the players mentioned here play tracks continuously? I have an album that contains songs mixed by a DJ but are separated into 25 tracks. The default player on the S4 always leaves a gap of about 1-2 seconds before moving onto the next track. Would like to be able to listen to the album without the silent gaps.
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A little off topic but can any of the players mentioned here play tracks continuously? I have an album that contains songs mixed by a DJ but are separated into 25 tracks. The default player on the S4 always leaves a gap of about 1-2 seconds before moving onto the next track. Would like to be able to listen to the album without the silent gaps.
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They all have trials - download and try them. I was using PlayerPro before I switched to Remix, but I tried all of them before I bought. I'm pretty sure PlayerPro and PowerAmp both allow changing the fade between songs.
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That nexmusic looks like a knock off of apollo player...
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Bottom of description:
"About:
Nexmusic is a rewriten app based on the Apollo CM10 music player(1.0 BETA)
so thanks to Andrew Neal and Cyanogenmod"
Nice, didnt read that far just saw the pics and realized it was copied or based of apollo for sure.
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A little off topic but can any of the players mentioned here play tracks continuously? I have an album that contains songs mixed by a DJ but are separated into 25 tracks. The default player on the S4 always leaves a gap of about 1-2 seconds before moving onto the next track. Would like to be able to listen to the album without the silent gaps.
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I know that rocketplayer has a spot in settings where you can set it for gapless playback. I believe this is what you are asking for...
What is the best music player capable of playing multi-formats for our phone?
I've had so many issues playing songs that work on my computer but not on my phone.
Thanks.
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Poweramp does a good job on my n9005.
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What is the best music player capable of playing multi-formats for our phone?
I've had so many issues playing songs that work on my computer but not on my phone.
Thanks.
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Everyone have their own preferences but personally, I like ROCKET PLAYER.
I bought the Pro version so I can use the 10 band.
+1 Poweramp
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+1 Poweramp
I use poweramp, too. I like the stock player as it uses adapt sound, but I cannot use the wanam settings for skipping tracks with volume rocker on stock player. So I usually use stock player when I use the display while listening to music, and for all other cases (car, listening in the dark, ...) poweramp.
Try Neutron or PowerAmp.
2manycells said:
What is the best music player capable of playing multi-formats for our phone?
I've had so many issues playing songs that work on my computer but not on my phone.
Thanks.
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of course "power amp" is the best
mmm idk. poweramp skipped for me from time to time. i tried a couple of players including jetaudio. it supports shake to switch track, flac, coverart, playlists, folders, etc, but still sometimes skips with the shake to switch track feature. not really happy about any of them.
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Thanks i will try the apps you guys post, as i myself am looking for it..
Thanks fellas, I'm going to use Power Amp!
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Thanks fellas, I'm going to use Power Amp!
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I have the paid poweramp version but I think the stock player the sounds better. Use them in multi window and alternate playing same song so you can judge for yourself which one sounds better. But if you're not looking for sound quality Poweramp has more features and looks better.
GoneMad Music Player is the best for me:good:
for me the stockplayer is working great.....:good:
For convenience and general usage, Google music is better since you could have cloud and stream for free. If you are a little serious about music, I think Neuron would be the choice because of the high quality playback.
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If u equalize it properly any player will rock. Poweramp well adjusted is the best for me. Stock sounds good but PA has more options..
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If u equalize it properly any player will rock. Poweramp well adjusted is the best for me. Stock sounds good but PA has more options..
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Payerpro paid is the best even gets album art work if missing and folder option too :highfive:
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Payerpro paid is the best even gets album art work if missing and folder option too :highfive:
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Poweramp can do that too.
Personally I prefer N7player.
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if you want quality...i suggest you give neutron a try....i used it from the 1st time it was released & i still think its best...tried loads others like jetaudio, poweramp, playerpro etc but nothing comes close to this.... a word of warning, neutron's interface does take some getting used to