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Crusader reviewed v2.91 on Aug 20, 2009

The best music player created for the man. XD Easy to use, very soft and with thousands of skin to custom your winamp as you like.

Great program that resist the years very good.

S-e_R reviewed v2.91 on Nov 8, 2004

Winamp is my only music player ever since i found it on the web. I have a lot of music on my computer and since it is very simple to use and very fast loading, it has become my only player.

geekboy2000 reviewed v2.91 on Jun 25, 2003

The 2.x series continues to get better and better. I agree with the previous reviewer. 3.0 is to WinAmp, what "New Coke" is to Coca-Cola. 2.x is the classic, and it's a great app!

franzj reviewed v2.91 on Jun 25, 2003

Winamp2 is easly the best standalone music player. Keep up the good work Nullsoft! Please try to preserve the wonderful features of Winamp2 in your next major revision of Winamp. I was upset to find out, for example, that Winamp3 doesn't handle taskbar/notification the same way.

TheLoneIguana reviewed v2.91 on Jun 4, 2003

NullSoft could start using Hex numbers after 2.999...
version 2.A, 2.B, etc... heheh
Or just skip up to 4.0 and continue, forgetting Winamp3 ever happened...

gammapooka reviewed v2.91 on Jun 3, 2003

Hmmmmm WinAmp plays the last few seconds of a song VERY loud.
Even a clean install of Windows XP wont help.
Very bad bug !!

lazerfisk reviewed v2.91 on May 13, 2003

Excellent! :) But what will happend to us 2.x-lovers after WinAmp v2.99? v2.100 perhaps? :) hehe... I will stick to the 2.x-series since i think that 3.x is far too much that a musicplayer: it takes too much CPU, and has a lot of overkill-l33t-gam3r features... I don't want that kind of flexible skin, alpha-blending, scalable windows, etc. I want a media-player, and only 1 out of 10 of my friends has changed to WinAmp 3, and he's about to go back to WinAmp 2... :) Keep up the work on WinAmp 2. We're worth it ;D

jpk311 reviewed v2.91 on Apr 20, 2003

on a side note; I don't appreciate the link to winamp3 being listed on this forum. Anyone who has stuck with winamp 2.x even after that abomination was released obviously doesn't give two hoots about winamp3.

Dirk van Hoofen reviewed v2.91 on Apr 18, 2003

This was my personal favorite and the best, it was free for students. Thanks for it.

jpalo reviewed v2.91 on Apr 18, 2003

That "Changes in Current Version (2.91)" is not complete. It doesn't have e.g., this one: "put AOD in all installers (opt-out always)". Soon, oh yes, we're gonna have to pay for winamp ;)

scoot reviewed v2.91 on Apr 18, 2003

The only reason I am giving this program a 3 is because I dont see any major improvements. Like someone already said, this one was meant to have a brand new skin. Or did they just change that shade of gray? Stick with Winamp 2.8x if you can.

cupnoodle reviewed v2.91 on Apr 18, 2003

As good as winamp comes...I still don't see the hot new default skin, which mind you, was supposed to be implemented in 2.90.

d0ckm4ster reviewed v2.91 on Apr 18, 2003

This product is fantastic. I have HIGHLY recommended this program to numerous people so far. For the one or two emails that it didn't pick up and I have added them to the list of spam, it has worked without question. I think it is flawless so far.

Jeffsoft reviewed v2.91 on Apr 17, 2003

the Advanced visualization studio in this version is very good, but why just a small windows (256x198 @ 25fps) it consume 60% of CPU !!!

tkcom reviewed v2.91 on Apr 17, 2003

I'm gonna keep on using WA2 until it ran out of numbers ;P

Apollos reviewed v2.90 on Apr 11, 2003

Excellent program, great audio, great video, what more do you want? :)

As for the new skin, it is now in 32bit colour, rather than in 256 colours before, the fonts colours have been brightened to make them a little bit easier to read, the buttons are a bit more friendly looking than before and the colour of the font on the playlist is different. There are more changes which I forgot, it is all on a thread on the winamp forums.

Qlib reviewed v2.90 on Apr 3, 2003

Now all I need is to find a skinfile with this new default skin in so I have a base for the new skinformat... :D

THIS ROCKS.. yeyeyeye 10 og 10 gogoolplexes for Winamp and 5/5 for Betanews.. :D

samsonleung2000 reviewed v2.90 on Apr 3, 2003

Winamp 2.90 is a really good version of Winamp. It does contain most of the valuable function from WINAMP3. However, the video placyback makes me disappointed. I can only open the video file in English filename. The video files that in Chinese, Korean, Japanese filename cannot be open and play by Winamp 2.90. I hope Nullsoft can solve this problem. Because Winamp is an international famous media player.

keystroke reviewed v2.90 on Apr 3, 2003

One of the best programs out there. The new skin is slightly different.. the logo in the lower-right, and I think the repeat button looks new.

vis666 reviewed v2.90 on Apr 3, 2003

i am very very very pleased that they aren't stopping the 2.x series... 'cuz hey, we all know that that 3.x thing is waaaaay inferiour to the 2.x series ! rock on nullsoft!

cycomiko reviewed v2.90 on Apr 3, 2003

"Hot new default skin, done by none other than the evil robot turned good, Steve Gedikian"

where exactly is this hot new default skin?? it looks exactly like the old one!

otherwise its just perfect! 5 !

wattzz reviewed v2.90 on Apr 2, 2003

Winamp 2.9 is totally sweet! (insert crazy guitar solo here)

Urbanism reviewed v2.90 on Apr 2, 2003

The best there is just got that much better. For once, this phrase truly applies. It makes you wonder why Nullsoft even bothers with WinAmp 3.

luthe reviewed v2.90 on Apr 2, 2003

Only problem with 2.90 that I see is that the tooltip for the winamp logo in the lower right corner, still says about winamp instead of Library

LeXTeRiTY_X reviewed v2.90 on Apr 2, 2003

L-M-F-A-O... Nullsoft didn't see this one coming - or did they? Sorry to say this, but WinAmp3 is a pile of sh1t compared to its predecessor, it is slow, hungry, and bloated-kinda like a hippo. WinAmp2 is as good as any media player gets. Just work in the plugins and that will keep me laughing my F.A.O.

bipp5 reviewed v2.90 on Apr 2, 2003

Winamp 2.9 is everything Winamp 3 should have been - fast and feature filled. 5 stars!

Scorched Earth reviewed v2.90 on Apr 2, 2003

Winamp 2.x is the best there is when it comes to audio playback. I haven't a single complaint about it.

ooh44 reviewed v2.9 Beta 2 on Mar 30, 2003

Winamp 2.9x is the great media player i ever seen. I like Video Support very much. and it would great if it support Quicktime and Real Format. But I think AVS skin was removed from this version.

FlauntMG reviewed v2.9 Beta 2 on Mar 30, 2003

Memory hog? i just can't believe this guy. I open winamp playing Ferry Corsten trance along with my kazaa, it barely reach 1% memory usage. Winamp definitely a must for any audio user out there. And, the new version, it rocks, much better improvement since winamp 2.81. Nullsoft, u got my vote on this.

cyberia reviewed v2.9 Beta 2 on Mar 27, 2003

2.9 is great, except that all my mini-browser shows now is a "Time to Upgrade" page

Pioneer106 reviewed v2.9 Beta 2 on Mar 26, 2003

I loike the Idea this is going to develop, it is much better than Winamp 3 and is able to do anything I need a media-Player to do.
Don't want to say anything, but 1000/1000 is the same as 5/5 if u want to say it is better than 5/5 then u should say it is 1000/5 or something like that...

LeXTeRiTY_X reviewed v2.9 Beta 2 on Mar 25, 2003

Hahahah!!! Laughing My Fing a** Off! To tell you the truth, WinAmp3 is pretty fancy, but they're just wasting their time. They should of stayed with updating the plug-ins for WinAmp2.

wattzz reviewed v2.9 Beta 2 on Mar 24, 2003

winamp 2.9 is great. About time they did this. BTW.. Qlib: you are genious. 1000/1000

jpk311 reviewed v2.9 Beta 2 on Mar 23, 2003

best release yet! the library is awsome. I think I noticed a slight increase in playback quality? it might just be my anticipation of a new release acting up, though. :)

Moparx reviewed v2.9 Beta 2 on Mar 23, 2003

2.9 is great! I had been waiting for this for quite sometime :)

samsonleung2000 reviewed v2.9 Beta 2 on Mar 23, 2003

This version of Winamp is quite good. But it uses quite a lot of memory. It even uses more than Windows Media Player 9.0. Anyway, it is a good release. I hope the final version will use less memory.

Qlib reviewed v2.9 Beta on Mar 22, 2003

Winamp3 is still crap and Winamp 2.x still rules.. this 2.9 with library just rocks.. I set the limit of the radios to 5000 and got over 3000 stations.. theres bound to be something for anyone in there.. the library is fast to use even with thousands of songs and .. just rules..the only thing I perhaps miss is the abillity to drag and rearrange the order of the columns.. it loads faster than 2.81 did as well.. now i just need a wsz template for the tv/lib skins so i can modify some oldie skins to this new KINGDOMNESS.... 5/5 isnt high enuff.. I vote for a 10/10 rating!

whatever_-_ reviewed v2.9 Beta on Mar 21, 2003

Bloated? Compared to what, Winamp 3? Take the new components out (and you can sice they're plugins) and this new release is actually smaller than 2.81 (look at the release notes: "Removed all ATL code, shoved EXE size by 20kb"). Even w/o the major new stuff, there's still a lot of little refinements and improvements to the old components, while decreasing their overall size.

donpacman reviewed v2.9 Beta on Mar 21, 2003

Winamp Full no more it's almost Bloated...

gadean reviewed v2.9 Beta on Mar 21, 2003

It doesn't get much better than this, folks! This beta has several minor bugs and it's missing an option to set the NSV streaming buffer. Oh well. Winamp2.x kicks ass.

Spudwrench reviewed v2.9 Beta on Mar 21, 2003

Yet again, Nullsoft has made an awesome program even better. I'm amazed at how far WinAMP has come since the beginning (I still have v0.90 on an old CD somewhere). Kudos!

GeneralLeoFF reviewed v2.9 Beta on Mar 21, 2003

Winamp 2.9 is geting closer and closer to my idea of the perfict media player. Internet TV is a gret thing in this version and I will be seting up a brodcast as soon as I am able to.

Recomended additions:
1) DVD playback would only be another pluse. Obviously it cant have it's own mpeg2 decoders (those arnt free) so it would need to be a front end player and thats fine with me. While there at it VCD and S-VCD playing wouldent hurt to. infact any CD video formats.

2) Use of TV tuner cards for watching TV and playing video game consoles on your PC. this would have to use the SAME video window as the video player window. It should also be able to record video but again thats probly not likley as encoders arnt free either.

3) visulivations should share the video window as well to show visulivations when your listining to music rather then watching a video. I personaly dock the video wondow and fource it to keep it's size (not resize with the video) and dock the window to the right of the main player and EQ and then dock the library below that.

4) The ability to show the whole interface filling the desktop (for use as a on screen desplay on a media player PC. totaly removing any visual refrence that your running windows.

then you have my perfict player. Right now I use winDVD Recorder for TV and DVD/windows media player for video files/ and winamp for audio. With this new version of winamp i'm able to iliminate media player and just use WinDVD and Winamp. I would like to narow that down to a single program.

golbex reviewed v2.9 Beta on Mar 21, 2003

Yes! Woo-hoo. I couldn't believe the changelog until I tried it for myself. Our favorite little player now plays videos! The other improvements they made are also nice. Now I am finally saying good-bye to Windows Media Player. Great job, Nullsoft.

CJC reviewed v2.9 Beta on Mar 21, 2003

AMAZING! adds just about everything that winamp3 but is still true to the 2.81 features, such as being less of a memory hog and so on.. GET IT!

t3RRoR reviewed v2.9 Beta on Mar 21, 2003

Nice new release. i hate 3.x its unstable and overbloated.

ernest33 reviewed v2.9 Beta on Mar 21, 2003

Finally NullSoft makes evolve/move Winamp 2.x: -) It is formidable! Winamp 3.x left too early! But now Winamp 2.9, brings its batch of evolutions, which makes the interest of Winamp 3.x obsolete!

ook reviewed v2.9 Beta on Mar 21, 2003

Winamp 3 is an abomination. Winamp 2.9 is as good as it gets. W00t! Avoid Winamp3! Download 2.9 now!

MaGiC-fLaVa reviewed v2.9 Beta on Mar 21, 2003

Easy for beginners, can be advanced for more advanced p2p users. FileShare is the way to go if you are looking for just about anything. I'm tired of other file sharing programs (no name) they are full of hackers and lamers. FileShare is more secure and is updated daily. Some big hubs are being created and FileShare is definetely the future of p2p File Sharing. Not only is FileShare for users who want movies and programs it is a place where you can get assistance for your computer if you need help, it's a place where you can play trivia. All around p2p filesharing program. I recommend you get fileshare today!

fluke75 reviewed v2.81 on Aug 29, 2002

I'm used to this simple and excellent mp3 player, I love using it and I am going to keep on using it untill I see something better. Winamp3 on the other hand is still a new program and its not that good. The only program that can be compared to Winamp 2.81 is Quintessential player 3.4, but I stll like Winamp 2.81 more. Let's get one thing straight now - WinAmp cannot be compared to all-in-one players, encoders, rippers and recorders like MusicMatch Jukebox 7.2. It is simplly a player and that is all there is to it. Windows Media Player 9.0 is going to support mp3 encoding, so I can't wait untill the final release. I don't like WMA encoding.
I don't like AOL, even though they own WinAmp.

Banquo reviewed v2.81 on Aug 25, 2002

WinAmp Innocent? What in the world is that all about; I installed it and it's just like the regular version. Is regular version is guilty of something?

jrepin reviewed v2.81 on Aug 25, 2002

Winamp 2.81 is the best audio player. Its small. fast and has a lot of features. Winamp 3 is bloatware, almost as bloated as WMP8 or RealOne. Winamp 2.xx ill stay on my machine for a very long time.

hedskes reviewed v2.81 on Aug 24, 2002

There's also an Innocent version of WinAmp 2.81:
http://home.hccnet.nl/h..../winamp281_innocent.exe

Just created a mirror for WinAmp 2.81 Full:
http://home.hccnet.nl/h....load/winamp281_full.exe

the_duke748 reviewed v2.81 on Aug 24, 2002

Still the best MP3 player out there, WA3 is ok but there is something about WA2 that still makes it rule also the visualisation options for the Spectrum Analyzer are better in WA2 ;-)

thomaso reviewed v2.81 on Aug 24, 2002

Winamp 2.x rules...but i can't get this 2.81 thing to play sound for shoutcast streams

Macs Donald reviewed v2.81 on Aug 24, 2002

Sorry to be the one to break it to you donpacman, but MusicMatch is bloatware. Winamp Classic rocks! I believe it calls itself a "Media Player", please rate it for what it is :P

donpacman reviewed v2.81 on Aug 24, 2002

Winamp is ok for JUST playing media files but, MusicMatch does it all.
I know AOL loves Winamp !

dejavu reviewed v2.81 on Aug 23, 2002

The song remains the same! Winamp 2.8x the best player! Five stars!!!

verb reviewed v2.81 on Aug 23, 2002

WA2 is SO much better than WA3! It's good to see that Nullsoft has continued to develop the world's greatest MP3 player!

geekboy2000 reviewed v2.81 on Aug 23, 2002

I agree with Cormac. Winamp 3, to me, is like the "New Coke". Winamp 2.x ("classic") is a great over all app. There are a zillion plugins and skins for it, and everything from DesktopX to Litestep supports it. V3 is, at best, "ho-hum".

Cormac reviewed v2.81 on Aug 23, 2002

Yay! Great, just great... This is the best piece of software ever coded. In fact Winamp2 is now so perfect that it only needs to be updated with a few extra plug-ins every now and them. Who in their right minds would ever want Winamp3 when they can have Winamp2?

eddie reviewed v2.80a Updated on May 22, 2002

In the installation there is an option to make AOL shortcuts. Still that is annoying, but not a reason to give a rating less than 5.

Androo reviewed v2.80a Updated on May 16, 2002

ahh, good ol' Winamp. Nearly perfect player so it gets five points for that ... but, it installs AOL icons all over the place, so minus a point for that.

ynjhs reviewed v2.80a Updated on May 16, 2002

I have always loved winamp, and still use it to this day. I always encourage and maintain a common view that people should always update their software as much as possible, and thats why I use sites like catchup.com. However, I should note that I'm still looking for a reason why I have seen 3 updates to winamp very recently (3.80, 3.80a, and 3.80a Updated). Listen guys, I like the program and I won't disrespect the work, but someone has got to tell Nullsoft to just make it stable before they release it (3.80->3.80a is not adding features it's fixing mistakes). That is why I'm giving it a 4 and if one more update comes out that fixes mistakes, I'll give it a 3 (not like it matters). You should all admit though that Nullsoft needs to get the ball rolling and start releasing the program once tested, not just as often as they do now and the very next day come out with a fix for their mistakes.

Metshrine reviewed v2.80a Updated on May 16, 2002

The file worked for me yesterday, it worked today to when i downloaded it, maybe its something with your computer, and if you read the previous posts, you would see that winamp.com is usually not updated for a good 3-4 days after an update is posted. Read the post below posted by TheTester. Anyways, Winamp continues to remain the best mp3 product I have ever used. I love its plugin capabilities and this is just another update which I am happy to install. Also, for you hardcore winampers, I would totally recommend the plugin at www.nicemcmedia.com It allows you to play mpeg, avi, and anything windows media player can handle. This plugin ROCKS! KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK NULLSOFT!

captainmarvel reviewed v2.80a Updated on May 16, 2002

Where is the file? The link doesn't work, didn't work yesterday, isn't working this morning. And why is it that no other web site has this update? Some had this supposed update a few weeks ago but the dates in the files were not newer so I suspect there is no update. . . yet. Maybe some day there will be but this isn't it.

mrzootsuit reviewed v2.80a Updated on May 16, 2002

jcrewleif, as a reviewer you are totally ignorant. The fact that new versions of Winamp are released this often means that the developers are constantly trying to make a great program better. Nobody is forcing you to download updates. I've been using Winamp since v1.15 (somewhere around there) and it has always done its job, play mp3's, since day one. With the exception of only a couple updates, most of them were to add additional functionality, not to fix programming mistakes. Keep up the good work Nullsoft!

jcrewleif reviewed v2.80a Updated on May 15, 2002

Sorry of this comment is ignorant, but why does winamp release soooooo many freaking updates patches whatever you want to call them, geece, are the programers making it dumb, no offense i mean obviously i'm not a programmer but c'mon they release so many builds the average person does not update their programs sorry i have to give them a 2 i spent an hour looking at all the computers on my dorm room floor, and of the people that were using winamp NO ONE HAD THE LATEST VERSION they were totally outdated i'm talking about 15 computers winamp needs to add an auto update function or something

TheTester reviewed v2.80a Updated on May 15, 2002

For every single idiot that has yet to get it through their thick skulls: BetaNews gets these releases long before Justin and the gang gets around to updating Winamp.com. Now that we have set that straight, lets put it behind us and never ask why BetaNews has these releases before Winamp.com makes mention of them. By the way, Winamp is still the best, but I'm getting tired of waiting for Winamp3 final. Hurry up.

enonemoose reviewed v2.80a on May 1, 2002

As has been noted the WinAmp site makes no note of a revision to v2.8 nor does the program when you look at the version and its history. The original v2.8 was 2,018,708 bytes while the 2.8a revision is 2,019,682 bytes.

SpaceGhost reviewed v2.80a on May 1, 2002

UNC paths no longer work for me.

WalrusSP reviewed v2.80a on May 1, 2002

Just to clarify, Winamp.com gets update about once a week, so the releases are often available for download before advertised on their site. Also, for the last release, they had some network problems when the initial announcement was made on BetaNews, but was fixed when it appeared on their own web site.

crackers8 reviewed v2.80a on May 1, 2002

The program is most excellent, as always. An old codebase and it still beats other players out there!

I am a bit baffled on BetaNews's reviews though. They said there was a 2.8 about 3 days before 2.8 was released (last week) and the download links were bad. Now they claim this is 2.80a, yet winamp.com makes no statement of a revision to the 2.8 version of last week.. What's up, BetaNews?

JasonJG reviewed v2.80 on Apr 25, 2002

Winamp 2.79 works great but when I upgrade or install 2.80 Winamp stops working. Have tried to install several different ways but it no longer plays songs! I have switched back to 2.79 until someone can help me or a new version comes out. I am using Windows XP home if anyone can suggest a fix let me know thanks.

Spidah reviewed v2.80 on Apr 25, 2002

It's no secret what a great program Winamp is. However, it is curious that the old 2x version is still being modified - the Netscape business logic having an influence I guess. Is there a release date for Winamp 3 Final yet?
Oh, and whoever manages the nullsoft.com site - the red on black is almost impossible to read!

sopheryth reviewed v2.80 on Apr 25, 2002

They've finally done it. Justin and his obedient followers have created the best Media Player in existance.

OneSecondAgo reviewed v2.80 on Apr 24, 2002

There is *no reason* that this program doesn't deserve a 5 Star rating. You find me a media player that's as lightweight and efficient that supports a better plugin system and I'll bow to it.

user101 reviewed v2.80 on Apr 24, 2002

By far, the best player for Windows. Although not much in terms of improvement from version 2.65, it is excellent. Sure, things may have been fixed here and there, but if I dind't know what version I installed I wouldn't be able to tell the difference from this version and the previous versions of Winamp. Winamp is also easy on the resources, especially when compared to Windows Media Player.

sheedoshi reviewed v2.80 on Apr 24, 2002

Winamp 2.80.
Excellent program, the loading time is even better then in previous versions. In addition, it shows that there still is support for 2.xx winamp even though 3.0 is out which again is still in beta3 and though it's digital and better sounding than 2.xx still is a bit buggy and takes awhile to load.
To sum it up winamp is the best mp3 player I've used, it's very low on resources too.

ditoa reviewed v2.80 on Apr 24, 2002

excellent as always, nice new logo also :)

ThisPlaceRocks reviewed v2.80 on Apr 24, 2002

Oh, and THANK YOU SO MUCH for NO banners.. I'm sick of those things!

docco reviewed v2.80 on Apr 24, 2002

Files from \\Network locations stopped working!!!
I still like Winamp though - reinstalling 2.78

xVariable reviewed v2.80 on Apr 24, 2002

Linux version? Nice try (at trying to sound geek-cool), but the Linux version is an alpha (I believe) of v3.0 and, as such, is totally unrelated to the 2.x series.

qnx reviewed v2.80 on Apr 24, 2002

Absolutly the best media player for Windows! A must have!!! OK, some minuses?? Well, Linux-version is not as good as Windows version. But it's still great!

ixxologic reviewed v2.79 on Mar 22, 2002

hmm yeah its all good and stuff but it still randomly exits on certain add to playlist functions..

donpacman reviewed v2.79 on Mar 22, 2002

It's all good.

GimieGimieGimie reviewed v2.78c Updated (1/24/02) on Jan 27, 2002

Hey, thx the information on the new plug-ins, i'm trying them out now, and the reason why i haven't reported anything at the Winamp forums, is because they are simply TOO BIG, and it hasn't worked for me before when i asked a question. I wasn't b****ing, i was simply stating problems that still exist in the latest versions of Winamp, that haven't been address yet, a warning to some people if you wish, this will be my last post about this :), i think someone should delete a few of my posts if they don't mind.

jimbobb1 reviewed v2.78c Updated (1/24/02) on Jan 26, 2002

i'm running xp pro and have no problem with 2.78c it works fine but if you do have problems why don't u goto the winamp site (www.winamp.com) and download the winamp3 beta it's simple anough i meen use your mind.

firstof9 reviewed v2.78c Updated (1/24/02) on Jan 26, 2002

works great! keep em comming.
OS (Windows XP Professional) Build (2600)

xer0 reviewed v2.78c Updated on Jan 10, 2002

love winamp, but I've yet to seen a backwards masking plugin...

polymorph reviewed v2.78c Updated on Jan 9, 2002

If you look on the Sonique site and read the forums, it looks as if Lycos has funded a new small team to take over where the original Sonique 2 project left off. Alpha expected in February.

That said, I prefer Winamp to Sonique. Sonique may be prettier, but there are FAR more plugins available for Winamp, and it sounds better (at least on my machine).

a_fire_inside reviewed v2.78c Updated on Jan 8, 2002

Umm nelson sorry to break it to you, but Sonique is dead. Has been for a while. Shortly after their new webdesign the project was ended. Besides, Winamp owns all.

Nelson Conceicao reviewed v2.78 on Dec 10, 2001

I like winamp a lot however, Sonique www.sonique.com is a great player too.. they are both going to release new version of there software winamp 3.x, sonique 2.x should be interesting.. both have skin support and are pretty fast.. sonique steals a little more memory..

bur[n]er reviewed v2.78 on Dec 4, 2001

Don't know if 2.78 is really revolutionary but winamp still whips the llamas a** as it states. Too bad there's an aol icon, but it's an easy checkbox on install and they gotta make money somehow... I'm a bit wary of the future of aol's intentions with winamp though.
Other than that minor inconvenience, winamp 2.xx series is solid and you gotta love the video plugins to make winamp my defaut multimedia player. (Anyone know how to uninstall WMP?)

mrbee reviewed v2.78 on Nov 28, 2001

HOLY COW! And I thought version 2.77 was good - 2.78 totally blows it out of the water!!! A must-download for any fan of the Winamp series.

golbex reviewed v2.78 on Nov 28, 2001

A minor release, but still very good. It only gets better.

mrbee reviewed v2.77 on Oct 6, 2001

Still the absolute best - small, speedy, loaded with features, fully customizable with and endless stream of skins for fashion & plug-ins for function. Though version 2.77 is a minor update it's still just another improvement and worth the download.

Mellon reviewed v2.77 on Oct 3, 2001

I've been trying some players around but no one comes near the simplicity of Winamp.... It rocks!!!!

jake453 reviewed v2.77 on Oct 3, 2001

Hand salute to these folks, great job, runs flawlessly on Windows XP Corporate edition. Keep up the good work.
And for the rest of us, "God Bless America". Keep that feeling....

the_dude reviewed v2.76 on Aug 14, 2001

Best of the best. And it's free.

lordarnuwan reviewed v2.76 on Jun 29, 2001

As Nullsoft is going incremental release steps, there is little to report as new features against 2.76. However Winamp remains the best Player for music files. With the number of plug-ins available, it can be used for nearly any type of music file. It comparatively low CPU loads and setup options for var. cpu types (like support for MMX, 3DNow) make it great on most systems. I run it under Win 98, NT and 2000. It worked fine on all platforms and did not create problems till date. With the disk writer plugin its great for converting files like mp3 to wav in order to create audio CD´s. Very recommended.

fenzo reviewed v2.76 on Jun 24, 2001

This program just keeps getting better and better. The ONLY thing I wish it had was the ability to adjust the desktop space when it docks, like the windows task bar. It would be great if i could keep Winamp in its rolled up state on the top of my screen and still be able to utilize the title bars of the other applications I am using. Here is a screen shot of what I mean: http://nwoonline.hispeed.com/xfer/WAshot.jpg

joko reviewed v2.75 on May 11, 2001

This is PERFECTO !!!
No long for waiting launch this software.
It's great. AVS is work powerfull.

dopey_cat reviewed v2.75 on May 3, 2001

------------------------------------------------------------1) winamp full iz beter
2) winamp 2.5 iz very good
3) if u download it go to www.winamp.com and download skins!
4) when winamp 3 lite gonna come out????????
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cupnoodle reviewed v2.75 on May 3, 2001

winamp kicks...but one thing i wanna know is that how does betanews.com get it before winamp.com does...?

donpacman reviewed v2.75 on May 3, 2001

ALL GOOD.....

collinsdonald reviewed v2.75 on May 2, 2001

I love winamp, but Im curious as to why they continue to update build 2.x (An already great product) when 3.x will be out soon enough?

joko reviewed v2.74 on Apr 25, 2001

good work for winamp software. no crash on the my computer with memory 64MB.

No good for starting/loading winamp application. it's too long.

hellahard reviewed v2.74 on Apr 3, 2001

winamp.com always update the site late. i dont know why but when betanews.com had winamp 2.73 it was up about 2 weeks before winamp.com put it up but it was the exact same download! this version is real also dont listen to the people saying it is fake or it has a virus etc i think betanews would of had about 1000 emails saying it is and pull it for download if it was fake! dont u?

PS it ROCKS! winamp stills kicks the llamas ass!

theveenker reviewed v2.72 on Feb 27, 2001

Love it!!!
No problems whatsoever. This program rocks.
I've got a p150 64ram SBlive...and it runs GREAT
Defineately worth the download! Go get it!
Winamp

svedburg reviewed v2.72 on Jan 18, 2001

Just thought I'd point out that with this version, if you have Napster going, and start playing a song that is partially completed, it will stop at the point of progress that it was at when the song started playing. This is new from 2.71