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Join Date: Jun 2000
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I have an iBook 500 with 384MB of RAM and Mac OS 9.2.1. I want a MP3 player that does a good job of running in the background without skipping. Of the currently available players, what would you recommend?
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Mac Elite
Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: Chicago
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I personally like Soundjam and iTunes2.
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Junior Member
Join Date: May 2000
Location: Nampa, Idaho, USA
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Audion is my player of choice. It does well in the background while using other apps. you can get info @ http://www.panic.com
I have no issues. There are many, many faces (skins) for Audion also.
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Mac Elite
Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: Enschede
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audion is he best of them all, i used 2.6 when i wasn't on os x yet, and it was a little unstable, but the site cliams 2.6.1 is more stable so i trust them
2.6.1 in os x is a pleasure yes.
if audion is too instable i would recommend soundjam
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iMac G5 2.0 Ghz 20", 2 GB RAM, 400 GB, OS X 10.4.5, iPod with color screen 60 GB
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Mac Elite
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They don't still sell SoundJam, do they?
Agent69
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Mac Enthusiast
Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: Okanagan, BC, Canada
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I'd say iTunes. Its great. It imports cd's, burns cd's, plays mp3's, and its free.
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Join Date: Apr 2000
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Audion is the best; version 1.5.
Not 2.x, 1.5. Nothing compares to it.
Other than that... SoundJam MP and iTunes 2 are nice.
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Originally posted by Agent69:
<STRONG>They don't still sell SoundJam, do they?
Agent69 </STRONG>
No but you can pick up a copy on ebay for a good price
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Forum Regular
Join Date: May 2001
Location: Stoughton, MA, USA
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I'd say iTunes 2. Plus all the little bonus features you get (burning, ripping, etc).
If only Windows Media 7 was on the Mac side what it is on the PC side, the world would be a better place. But then again, we're talking about Micro$oft here.
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Let's show 'em why Macworld 2003 won't be like Macworld 2002.
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Mac Elite
Join Date: Jul 2001
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SoundJam was the best.
Sine it hasn't been updated for quite some time, and seeing as its orignal master programmer is now employed by Apple to create iTunes, I would suggest ITunes 2.
I use iTunes 2 myself, with 4.5 GB of SoundJam-encoded files that work just fine.
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Join Date: Nov 2001
Location: Connecticut
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I don't recommend iTunes 2.0.x. It skips and crackles constantly, especially while surfing.
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Originally posted by al-h:
<STRONG>I don't recommend iTunes 2.0.x. It skips and crackles constantly, especially while surfing.</STRONG>
Not for me... but Audion is the most rock solid of all.
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Forum Regular
Join Date: May 2001
Location: Stoughton, MA, USA
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Originally posted by al-h:
<STRONG>I don't recommend iTunes 2.0.x. It skips and crackles constantly, especially while surfing.</STRONG>
What are your specs, and is VM on?
Sounds to me like a simple memory issue.
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Let's show 'em why Macworld 2003 won't be like Macworld 2002.
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Mac Elite
Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: Chicago
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Originally posted by al-h:
<STRONG>I don't recommend iTunes 2.0.x. It skips and crackles constantly, especially while surfing.</STRONG>
Never had that problem. How much RAM did you give iTunes?
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Join Date: Feb 2000
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If you don't have a great setup, stick with SoundJam. You can load songs into ram so there are NO skips...
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