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[Galaxy Note II General] El Mono:
Must admit I love Neutron. I don't have a Note II, actually an S4, but I've used Neutron since my S3. I've tried Mixzing, PowerAmp and JetAudio to name a few. I like them all, including PlayMusic and Samsung's but Neutron trumps them all in my book. The recent update to the UI makes it more palatable too. Of course I have tin ears so what do I know. For some reason I was supprisingly disappointed with JetAudio; maybe it's my source material. Anyways, Neutron gets my vote.

el mono
[Galaxy Note II General] MOPKOBKA:
Kamerton

I also prefer a file explorer type of players. however I do not have MP3, all my musics is vinyl rips only, so it is why I use Kamerton. I liek its ascetic interface and rich playback capabilities. I listen to music at home using Grado cans, and BT media streaming in a car. Car playback capabilities I like most. Kamerton is only one program on Android devices which give access to all pictures stores in ISO container of wavpack. I doubt if any reader of the forum has used wavpack ever, however it is my everyday format.
[Galaxy Note II General] jitin02:
XenoAmp is the best .
[Galaxy Note II General] Indexer93:
I bought PowerAMP and I love it!
[Galaxy Note II General] bharatgoyal:
Stock music player in 4.3 update .
[Galaxy Note II General] bahtsiz_bedevi:
Omich Player https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.omichsoft.player&hl=en

Lightweight, yet does everything stock player does.
[Galaxy Note II General] djlukas1983:
Stock Samsung music player which in Android 4.3 is even better than before.

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[Galaxy Note II General] Thrustmaster23:
Poweramp all the way for me. Loving its look, sound quality is great, loving the widget style. No regrets with it :)
[Galaxy Note II General] Note_two:
Poweramp is the best !

in my opinion Poweramp is the best music player for android
[Galaxy Note II General] Xxul:
Zplayer

MOST BEAUTIFUL THING EVER
[Galaxy Note II General] amerkiller1995:
NOOZY IS BACK

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.dogsbark.noozy
[Galaxy Note II General] grillete:
I have tried a lot of players in the last years, and none seems to be the perfect one. I'm looking for a balanced app in audio quality, low RAM and battery consumption, nice looking, simply and smooth... and maybe the most fine music player in all this is Poweramp.

For me, the best in audio quality is, without any doubt, Neutron... but takes a lot of RAM, CPU and battery, and the interface is really bad and ugly, even with the last updates that improves that.

Anyway, I'll give a try (or a second try :D) to several music players mentioned in this thread, like Noozy or DeaDBeeF.
[Galaxy Note II General] Kermeet:
In the beginning I used PowerAmp and liked it, then I tried Neutron and found sound much better. Bit later I learned about PlayerPro and I tried it too. Now I can say than there's no difference between Neutron and PlayerPro sound-wise, actually I could even say that Neutron is weaker. I use SGS4, Sennheiser IE-80 + Fiio E06. Probably not the best set up, but quite alright. I repear Neautron is absolutelly not better sounding on my gear than PlayerPro. Provided the horriblish Neutron UI the choice is evident for me.

PS By the way, I also listen music with Google all access player on my Nexus 10 and found that it sounds brilliant. Actually when home I prefer Nexus 10 sound over my SGS4 as I find it wider, crisper and sharper. Same Google all acces doesn't sound that good on SGS4.
[Galaxy Note II General] Prdie:
I was searching for a suitable player for my 2 din car android unit and all the "best" players have very bad UI to fit incar purpose. Small play/next/prev icons, small fonts, entire screen is album art (who the heck wants an album art displayed ??). I've almost gave up, but then I found Neutron. It's almost perfect regarding in-car usage. Very clean UI, with big controls. Simple library. Not to mention immerse sound processing options. I've bought it immediately.
[Galaxy Note II General] yo1lka:
N7 music player

Well I'm much fond of N7 music player since it allows to manually choose directories where the music is located (with the .nomedia file inside to prevent the gallery from showing cover images), it has a number of customization and theme support. The way it organizes the album arts and artists collection is a miracle, a great tag cloud. The only drawbaclnof the app is that it does not have a quick access to the chosen parent folder of all music. I mean I have selected the path /xxx/yyy/zzz/Music, I have to scope down to this path in three stepts, and there's no shortcut to /Music. Except this issue, it's a perfect player that has satisfied all my music player requests for a phone. And yes, it can skip tracks by long holding the volume buttons.
[Galaxy Note II General] gabripranzo:
I've tried many players (Neutron included) but I decided to stay with GoneMad music player. It has a terrific audio quality, EQ, tons of options, perfect gapless playback (better than Neutron), auto album art, clean user interface. I think everyone should try it.

Sent from Galaxy Note 8.0 GT–N5100
[Galaxy Note II General] Anderso:
Apollo - simple, fast and the best
[Galaxy Note II General] fintematic1:
For convenience I prefer the original player of my Note 2.

I like also rocket player for lyrics ;)
[Galaxy Note II General] LiVeBeaT:
Tried NRG Player? It's interface looks radio like and the button's are Hugh as you'd like .
[Galaxy Note II General] munghong:
This is also what I use, I like simplicity.
[Galaxy Note II General] pakitoo1:
I like poweramp

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[Galaxy Note II General] srfairhurst:
Lithium Music Player

I use Lithium Music Player and its ace never had a problem with it. it does not go as loud as I would like put its still a good music player..
[Galaxy Note II General] marubber:
Poweramp ftw
[Galaxy Note II General] jasonzmayu:
neutron
[Galaxy Note II General] congminh1709:
I am using ttpod, it is so good. The UI is smooth and beautiful, the lyrics auto download function is useful for me to learn foreign languages.
[Galaxy Note II General] benchmx:
Neutron for FLAC 24/96

Hello every one!

This is my first post here and its abou two topics I like. Galaxy Note 2 and SQ Audio. I have been using PowerAmp since i got mi first Note 1 but last week ago I decided to give Neutron a try. Most of the music I listen is FLAC 24/96 ( large colection of Chesky records and Telarc) PowerAmp is a great player but as someone here mentioned before it has some distortion at some low fequencies and this only happens with FLAC 24/96 files. No problem at all with MP3 at 320 ot FLAC at 16.

I did not find this issue with Neutron so far so I can say that Neutron does better job handling this type of files. If you are not listening this kind of files then you can go for PowerAmp.

Best Regards

Ben
[Galaxy Note II General] suzimatola:
I really like JetAudio Plus. I am amazed at how easy it is to set up my list of 1200 songs. I have tried over 20 players including PowerAmp, Neutron, Fusion, Mixzing, Google Music. Lithium, etc. I always end up going back to JetAudio. I tend to be a perfectionist because I want the correct album, artist, song exactly right. I also demand lyrics. I go to all the players above and have trouble finding ease to get me what I want. Neutron has fantastic sound & Poweramp has almost everything except EASY & ACCURATE album correction... JetAudio Plus has all these and even YouTube . That is my opinion.
[Galaxy Note II General] Reled:
PowerAMP is the best for me. There's a theme of kit Kat and it's functional and beautiful

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[Galaxy Note II General] wiz 3li:
I liked .. testing ?
[Galaxy Note II General] mel897:
New UI

Completely new interface in 2013. Not as lean as the Power Amp UI, but great once you get used to it.
[Galaxy Note II General] JBCool:
Rocket Music Player

Rocket Music Player is the best for my use. I triad most of them and found out that from 1000's of songs I don't see it Unknown Artist Like the others do. For some reason they don't read ID tags as good as Rocket does and sound is good on it.

I wish there would be a good Music player that would scan and create Albums and covers from Network. (A songs that I keep on my computer) so I can have a whole collection display on my phone. Just like would be local.

:good:
[Galaxy Note II General] TYA.:
For Neutron user with hi end headphones : we can use FR chart of Hp and base on it to make a best suitable EQ.

See here my setting for private use.

FR chart search Internet, Excel file to issue a EQ and check is at Neutron website (forum) , posted by me.

1. Search FR of your hp, it is jpg

2. Open Excel file

3. Embed FR jpg to chart section

4. Input eq data until EQ is matched to FR

5. Revese data to make final eq (will comp. the gain at output).

Tip : Low band may not Reverse.

6. Data in step5 will be use to setup eq neutron

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[Galaxy Note II General] k4syx:
Been using PowerAmp for like 2 years, switched to Neutron last year with Note 3 purchase.

PowerAmp has way better interface and library functionality, but (to my ears) Neutron SQ beats PowerAmp hands down.

Of course you can adjust EQ in both of them (again, more fiendly in PowerAmp) but only Neutron with 64bit processing,crossfeed and dither is able to remove background hissing for tracks like Across The Stars by John Williams at the same time leaving high end of the spectrum intact.

My test "scenario" is: Galaxy Note 3 LTE, Fischer Audio Eterna rev.2 (thats 16Ohm), "Across the stars" in FLAC. The track begins very quietly and gains momentum slowly: at the very beginning there is always some hissing audible - except when using Neutron :)

PowerAmp has been tweeting lately about the new sound engine, we'll see about that :)
[Galaxy Note II General] Alexsandra:
Hi, thank you for sharing your experience. I would like to know which high end head phone you're using now. Be honest, the original Samsung headphone is not bad. I use AKG K420 at home. I paid $5 for Neutron but I really don't know how much better than stock music player except play multiple music files such as flac etc......
[Galaxy Note II General] lamenramen:
I do think Neutron is the best sounding player, but the worst interface. Don't know why the developer does not follow standard conventions. Even if his player look super boring, it would be an improvement. His killer feature is the sound. Lucky for him that I think there is some thing special with his formulation because it's the only plus...everything else about the app is a minus.

Why do I like the sound?

I think it's the space between the notes and the instruments. It makes everything sound really clean. Bass also seems extra tight and a bit lower.

Overall tone sounds warmer and not bright, but overall, each song just sounds cohesive and eminently listenable.

I freely admit this may be a personal thing. I think poweramp is fine, but when I first heard Neutron I thought the music sounded diff than poweramp, playerpro, jetplayer.

Keep in mind that the differences are not day and night to me, but for some reason a few smaller differences add up when listening to music as much as I do.
[Galaxy Note II General] rushic24:
I think you should also include n7 player in the list its awesome
[Galaxy Note II General] benchmx:
Viper4Android FX

Few days ago I installed Viper4Android FX and the drivers and I have to admit that the sound improved alot. It takes some times to configured into the porpper setting (Expert Mode) but after everything is configurated the sound is a lot better even with stock player. You sould give it a try!
[Galaxy Note II General] tuxonhtc:
It's not a "player" - it's an effect manager/EQ - but yeah it's amazing and I've always used it. When you use V4A what player you use is moot point (except for the UI and stuff)
[Galaxy Note II General] benchmx:
Yes, is not a player I will call it a plug-in fro player. Few post above I mentioned that I use PowerAmp for regular files and Neutron for 192/96/24 Flac Files.

I enable Viper in both players and I set EQ to flat . I played around with the settings and the headphone presets till I found the right setting for specific set of headphones. In my case I use B&W P7, Sennheiser HD800 and Klipsch I3 (best earbuds for the price)

I will do a side to side test with Viper on my Note 2 and a Fiio E17 on an Iphone just for fun. I will post the results.
[Galaxy Note II General] drker:
I think we must add sony walkman and clearaudio feature to the list :)
[Galaxy Note II General] benchmx:
Never heard of those but will try them. Can those be found in playstore?

Regards
[Galaxy Note II General] theoctavist:
guys any talk about sound quality differences between the players is absolutely ridiculous! we are talking about digital audio. It is a fact that...barring the involvement of DSP processes that i am unaware of, it is absolutely impossible for there to be any sound quality differences from one player to the other. So it is prudent then to choose the player based not on sound quality differences... because there are none, but choosing based on feature set GUI etcetera

Use 3 different apps. One mp3 , identical..play it in each player, and record the output. The files should null. If they don't, there is DSP of some sort involved..
[Galaxy Note II General] drker:
you can find them at androip apps&games section ; installed via zip from recovery :laugh:
[Galaxy Note II General] Ice_Blade:
I used to use MortPlayer (which asn't been updated in quite a while), but now I use PowerAmp and it's quite good! :D
[Galaxy Note II General] aroldo:
Rocket player rocks...

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[Galaxy Note II General] Grant Barker:
I've tried many music players.

To be honest, I like many of them, but find most of them to be similar, but with a different skin.

I like n7player Music Player because of how we can choose albums via album cover art or text, simply by pinching to zoom.

It's great that there are so many media players to choose from, for all of our different tastes or needs.
[Galaxy Note II General] U-MAD:
I use Rocket player an my main one. When I need to play music on my home wireless music centre, I use DoubleTwist with AirPlay addin. Works great :P
[Galaxy Note II General] klimaxo:
OK I've gone through the whole thread and googled stuff. Which is the best for unrooted phone, just based purely on SQ, no EQ and other gimmicks. Also how much memory does it take up?

Neutron Music Player https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.neutroncode.mp&hl=en_GB

USB Audio Player Pro https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.extreamsd.usbaudioplayerpro&hl=en

PlayerPro Music Player https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.tbig.playerpro&hl=en
[Galaxy Note II General] FUSIONdev:
I use Shuttle+ ... cheap, material design, folder support...etc ;)
[Galaxy Note II General] klimaxo:
I'll like to ask, why does Neutron have treble rolloff? Is it intentional? I am pretty sure it isn't hardware related since I have tested Neutron on both my Xperia TX and Z2 against various other players and it seems Neutron is the only one with noticeable treble rolloff.

Above is the RMAA test I recently done on my new Xperia Z2. "Neutron 64" is pretty much with all the audiophiles options turned on. "Neutron 32" is all the options off. "Walkman" is the default walkman app on Sony phone., and UAPP is USB Audio Player PRO. As you can see, only Neutron has rolloff. Even though the walkman app looks pretty bad, it still extends up to 20kHz within 1dB.

Source: http://neutronmp.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=2079
[Galaxy Note II General] MSK1:
I thought power amp was a consensus
[Galaxy Note II General] klimaxo:
UAPP or neutron? I just tried them, I can't tell a difference between the two on closed headphones. This is in default settings for both, with volume on max. For some reason when I leave UAPP app to do something else, I can't find the UAPP app again from side menu.

Edit: After further testing on in-ear headphones, I can confirm UAPP is better sounding.
[Galaxy Note II General] River2418:
I agree. Just compared UAPP and neutron and the former is airier and more open.. I find neutron sounds natural but also slightly dark/ veiled. Also using Boeffla kernal on S3

UAPP EQ is ten band, not sure why neutron only has four?
[Galaxy Note II General] vibecatalin:
Hello there, besides Neutron, is there any other player that supports playing folders from local network. I mean I've shared a few folders over the network with mp3 and flacs and I want to play them with an player. I've found only neutron who does the job. Other players they don't even have the function to play files from the local network. Any suggestions ? Thanks
[Galaxy Note II General] Nels17:
Boom Cap Music, a hidden gem

I have USB Audio Player, Neutron, Poweramp, and PlayerPro Music Player. In terms of SQ, with the EQ, etc. disengaged it's at least equal to the USB, which outperforms the others.. On occasion the screen might lock if you are opening and re-opening the app.
[Galaxy Note II General] Freddy1X:
I dare all of you to try Radsone Quality Sound Player.. It have its own 'audio technology' that enhance music listening pleasure..

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.radsone.audio&hl=en
[Galaxy Note II General] 99942:
I use DeaDBeeF. Uses much less battery than Neutron while keeping top-notch sound.
[Galaxy Note II General] asskicka101:
The best music player...+ audio engines

Hi, guys...

Just wanna let you guys know & share a few of my opinions...basically, they are all with advantages & disadvantages, not including preferences for each person. Regardless, just give it a try...

Here are for audio engines:

1. XtremeBeats Audio Engines

2. AwesomeBeats

3. PureAudio 2.0

+ SONY xCLEAR+xLOUD

Additionally you can put these also:

*. ACID AwesomeBass (AddsOn)

*. VIPERAudio (if you like)

All installed in my smartphones & tablets. Mind you, they are mostly in " .zip " so, root your phone first & install CWM boot...

Now, the BEST music player 4 android (my version, at least)...

1. jetAudio Plus

2. ONKYO HiFi Player

3. TTPod

4. Radsone DCT

5. Neutron Music Player

6. N7P

7. Soundbest Lite

8. Denon Club

9. JBL

10. Smart Player Pro/Apollo

Set your preference & get to know each player...it will be awesome...never really like poweramp, somehow...been with jetaudio/ttpod/onkyo since the beginning...

To me, sounds are more important than others such as, options, text, album arts, etc...wouldn't mind if they provide them though...

Just give it a try and let me know...ENJOY YOUR MUSIC TO THE FULLEST...live your LIFE as it meant to be HEARD...PROPERLY, that is...

CHEERS...:laugh:
[Galaxy Note II General] bobbo888:
Interesting result, thanks for that. Could you maybe test some other music apps rated highly by audiophiles? Such as:

GoneMAD Music Player https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=gonemad.gmmp&hl=en

Onkyo HF Player https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.onkyo.jp.musicplayer&hl=en

HibyMusic https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.hiby.music&hl=en

jetAudio https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.jetappfactory.jetaudio&hl=en
[Galaxy Note II General] Andy1767:
Tried Neutron and PlayerPro and now using the latter.

Only thing I'm missing in PlayerPro is a cover like view in folder view (big covers like in album view) or a possibility to sort the album view by folder name.

I'm not using "various artists" for compilations as album artist and if a compilation has 2 CDs I do name the folder eg "best of dance CD1" and "best of dance CD2".

I want the two albums appear one after another in the list. Currently this is only possible in the folder view, but there I do not like how the album covers do get displayed.

This is a small issue for me, nevertheless I like PlayerPro: Well designed user interface and beautiful design.
[Galaxy Note II General] squallz506:
I use neutron with eXtreme beats v5. I'm considering picking up a moto 360, does anyone know if Android wear can control neutron playback? Thanks in advance
[Galaxy Note II General] lazylord2016:
Did anyone try new poweramp? How is its audio quality compared to neutron music player?
[Galaxy Note II General] aviwdoowks:
I rip sacd iso's and the dsf's sound better on the Onkyo player then anything else but I have yet to try that player.

I do not use a Dac yet just my Droid Maxx.
[Galaxy Note II General] Kdx10:
Player pro rocks my world of music. It makes me satisfied
[Galaxy Note II General] Gassity:
New PowerAmp alpha sounds incredible. Even compared to Neutron imho.

Also has anyone tryed HibyMusic, NePlayer?

Interesting what do you guys think about new PA compared to other Hi-Res players?
[Galaxy Note II General] s2g-unit:
Does the music player matter for sound quality when you are using a DAC?
[Galaxy Note II General] flappysquirrel:
If you're playing through an external DAC using the USB port, USB Audio Player PRO is your best option.

If you're playing through the internal DAC, the most popular media players are Neutron and Poweramp, the latter being rebuilt (currently in alpha) with a new audio engine.

..and if you want to make audiophiles cringe, use my frankenstein build: (internal DAC) Jetaudio Plus+Noozxoide Pro+VIPER4Android FX 2.3.4.0.
[Galaxy Note II General] k4syx:
Just a short update since I've stumbled upon this old thread by pure accident (and I posted here around 2014).

My current setup is S6E+ with Audioquest DragonFly Red +AudioQuest Jitterbug + Sennheiser IE800 (original ones, of course) + AudioTechnica AT-PHA50BT when I'm on the move.

During past two years I've tried many apps (UPP, OnkyoHF, Sennheiser's player (dont recall the name ATM), PowerAmp with new engine and others) and Neutron player still beats them hands down when it comes to SQ - at least where it matters: 64bit processing, audiophile resampling, direct DAC access without compatibility option (bypassing android audio subsystem) and resampling do 96kHz (I do like to play with eq).

All the other players are left in the dust when it comes to microdetails and "liveness" of the sound reproduced by this little gem. Especially when you'll realize how to properly use parametric EQ in Neutron.
[Galaxy Note II General] Bolumstar:
I've tried out most of them....

I'll give the crown ? to power amp....

From my experience, it's the best music player for Android....
[Galaxy Note II General] clonfsp:
I have tried Neutron, Poweramp, playerpro and jetaudio. All have excellent sound:

Poweramp: maybe the best allaround, smooth and good sound.

Neutron: good sound, worst UI. Excellent for tweak the sound

PlayerPro: excellent UI, good sound

Jetaudio: the UI is not very good but not bad also, decent sound.... And excellent AM3D Plugin... Really like it....does anybody if is it possible to configure the other players to sound best similar to this? What settings...?

Hard to choose one for daily use as all them are top class... I switch between them....

Regards

Fer
[Galaxy Note II General] DionysosD:
I use jetAudio HD.

I think nothing compares to that sweet combination of Crystallizer with AM3D.

I just LOVE the clarity combined with that incredible punchy low end, even on my relatively low priced Sennheiser MM 30G's!

I do however listen to a lot of Prog, Metal and I even love my Jazz with a little more punch from below....

That being said...I didn't tweak a lot with plug-ins like Noozxoide or VIPER4Android.

Does it deliver more quality?
[Galaxy Note II General] s2g-unit:
You really need to check out GMMP:

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=gonemad.gmmp&hl=en_CA
[Galaxy Note II General] Gurkanwal Chauhan:
Blackplayer ex:good: