Linux and Music

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What defines a top-tier, open source music player for Linux?
In the two or so years I've been writing this music column, the Linux audiophile's world has evolved. New Linux distros and open source audio players have appeared, old ones have fallen by the wayside, a lot more music is available as high-quality digital downloads, new and high-quality playback hardware has emerged, streaming has taken off, vinyl sales continue to increase, CD and download sales continue to decrease… Therefore, it seems to be a good point to revisit my criteria for judging an open source music player and reconsider the players I've mentioned in the past.
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8 open source music players for Linux
In the first part of this series, I write about the key requirements for an audiophile digital music player and shared the criteria I use to evaluate open source music players. Here in the second part, I'll use those criteria to help you pick the right software for your needs.
First off, there are a lot of open source music players out there! Which is a wonderful thing, because each one is designed to make someone (or several someones) happy, depending on the features they require. A number of very thoughtfully designed and popular players don't serve my criterion of passing music directly through to my DAC, including Amarok (see this discussion), Clementine (see this discussion), and JuK (the only information I could find about setting output devices dates back to 2005).
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