MP3 Player that WORKS in Win7 Ultimate x64

[zapp22]

haven't found one that works over the long haul.
iTunes degrades over time 'til it becomes unworkable.
WinAmp gradually degrades 'til it becomes fragmented and unreliable.
REalplayer has issues... like its HUGE and invasive...
MediaPlayer will not play a simple MP3 file

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[Clinkz]

Have you tried Zune? it is my favorite media player, it looks really good and i have never had any issues with it in the past, you can download it here and try it out.

 

[fireberd]

If you can't get a media player to work properly, either you have some user installed software that is causing the problem or you have a Windows problem - but not related to which version of Windows you have.

 

[Garlic]

I personally use Foobar2000 and very happy with it. It's quite fast, lightweight and reliable.

 

[Zepher]

I use Zune Player, iTunes, and WMP. all of them play my music just fine and work perfect in Win7 64bit.
I am still on my original Win7 install, 19 months now and everything is fine.

 

[noobvious]

I've had Mediamonkey Gold and Foobar2000 on my computer since November '09 and neither has degraded in any way. WMP12 is there too, of course, but I only use it for watching videos.

And now that I have an iPod Touch, I do have iTunes installed, but I duplicated my MP3 folder for iTunes, just in case. I didn't want to have all the time and effort I'd put into proper ID3 tagging and ReplayGain scanning, etc. be ruined by any new program.....call me paranoid, if you will, but so far, so good.

My 5 or 6 other MP3 players run just fine with my existing files, so I wanted to be sure they were preserved, without having to bust out the backup drive.

 

[smarteyeball]

Another content Foobar2000 user here.

 

[jebuchanan]

I use AIMP2

 

[imeem]

why not use MPC, WMP 12, or VLC player?

 

[kenC]

Another vote for VLC - it plays just about anything.

 

[pparks1]

I use MediaMonkey and it works just fine on my box, which is exactly the version you were asking about.

 

[zapp22]

thanks to all of you

first, thanks to you all. this is one of the best, if not THE best tech forum I've experienced, and that's saying a lot [i'm gettin old...]

of the listeds, which one is quick and accurate for just your average mp3 music or voice file?? I have iTunes and its slow and uncertain... WMP is bulky, haven't tried zune. wondering if setup options can affect the perf

I use Zune Player, iTunes, and WMP. all of them play my music just fine and work perfect in Win7 64bit.
I am still on my original Win7 install, 19 months now and everything is fine.

 

[Mike Connor]

Try this;

Spider Player - The Ultimate Music Player

No longer developed, but first class.

Regards....Mike Connor

 

[Lebon14]

I personally use Foobar2000 and very happy with it. It's quite fast, lightweight and reliable.

Same here.

 

[zapp22]

I'll reload Foobar, but I also thought of one right under my nose, as it were.... I use VLC player for all things Video, and it has a very strong set of Audio features as well.
preset EQ's, custom EQ's, Spatializer, and more.
its a bit slow to start but once loaded its awful handy.
I just never thought of it in the "music player" category

I'm also downloading spider player... give it a whirl in "pro" mode.
thx for the idea