Linux.com: My Quest for a Linux Audio Player | Linux Today

Linux.com: My Quest for a Linux Audio Player

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Apr 5, 2006

“Nowadays I collect, store, and listen to music mostly on
digital media, so I thought I’d find myself a Linux audio player
that does all the things I need it to do. Little did I know how
many options I had! After evaluating more than a dozen
applications, I’ve found three that I feel provide the best mix of
features and performance.

“Before evaluating the Linux audio players, I considered what I
wanted from them. I listen to MP3 and Ogg Vorbis music files, CDs,
MP3 streaming Internet radio stations, and podcasts. Someday I may
also want access to FLAC music files, RealMedia and Windows Media
streaming radio, iPod compatibility, and Windows audio file formats
(WAV, WMA, and ASF)…”

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Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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