Basically, what the title says. Do you use any app, that is proprietary, but either has no OSS alternatives or they’re all not good enough? If there is an alternative, what keeps you from switching?

  • southsamurai@sh.itjust.works
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    16 days ago

    Poweramp

    There’s nothing else out there that’s really an equal, foss or not. The closest it gets is neutron, and that’s a hot mess of an app.

    It’s the sound quality that’s standout. It doesn’t hurt that it’s a decent player in every other way too, but even apps built for audiophiles don’t match it in real use, in every situation.

    None of the foss players are worth a damn sound wise; might as well use whatever comes with the device on that factor alone.

    • SaveMotherEarthEDF@lemmy.world
      1·
      16 days ago

      I can’t say I’ve ever noticed any significant audio quality difference between this and something like Vinyl even on very good headphones.

      But I would say that I’ve been trying to find equivalent equilizer functions that this app has on desktop. The bass boost function is the best one I’ve ever used. It even turned my very neutral etymotics er3se into solid thumpers.