CNET Editors' review
During installation, you have to be careful if you don't want to set JetAudio Basic as the default application for audio and video files. However, the freeware application gives you plenty of reasons to make it your only player.
The interface has a modern design that looks like an equalizer. You can customize each section of the program, from CD ripping to format conversion, to your heart's content. The program can convert files among some a number of formats, as well as read and edit MP3 tags. The built-in Cross-fader, Reverb, and Wide-sound modes provide a nice touch not found in most MP3 players. The program becomes truly unique with its clock, however, which features a timer and an alarm. We also appreciate the inclusion of a tool for seeking out song lyrics.
Our only quibble is it treats a playlist as an album but uses the artist as its primary key field, making it difficult to locate mixes. JetAudio Basic's appealing product set should attract audiophiles.
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Publisher's Description
From COWON America:
JetAudio plays various music and video files. Features included are: CD Burning, Recording, and File Conversion. You can create Internet Broadcasts with JetCast. JetAudio plays most major file formats and various video or audio tracks. You can even convert audio files to various formats. A special feature is Video conversion which can make video files compatible for your portable devices such as iPOD or PSP. Other features include: sound effects (Wide, Reverb, and X-Bass), multichannel sound output, speed control for audio playback, cross-fading, skin changes, and synchronized lyric display for MIDI and MP3s.Download Video from Youtube.
What's new in this version: New Features of jetAudio 8.0.16: Smaller font size for subtitle display; Fixed CD ripping--track skipped when ripping to FLAC; Some audio codecs were removed from internal audio decoder.
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3.1 starsout of 11 votes
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"The most versatile and best sounding player I used."
Version: JetAudio Basic 8.0.16
Pros
Jet Audio plays almost anything one throws at it and the codecs are really good. Many formats sounds better with Jet Audio, even without using the enhancers or the equalizer. 3K and 4K videos play smoothly while the other couple of players that can play them have problems, like stuttering, taking ages to open or relocate to some part of the video. The GUI is very beautiful and put other players to shame. It also coexists with other software and codec packs without any problems. Highly recommended! Just try once and listen to realize the difference.
Cons
Still trying to find one, maybe the number of features being so high will be a problem for some and not enough bells and whistles for others. My only problem was the difficulty in configuring it to play some IP based sources manually.
Summary
It is a top quality AIO Audio and Video player with all the features one may need. Whatever other players do, Jet Audio usually does better.
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"one of the best"
Version: JetAudio Basic 8.0.16
Pros
the more I dissect the program the more I like it
Cons
None really
Summary
I've used it before and told friends about it
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"What A Disaster"
Version: JetAudio Basic 8.0.16
Pros
Loads of audio and video options
Cons
Bad audio codecs, an install nightmare,
Summary
Go with, realplayer or the km player, or splash lite player
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"Good player."
Version: JetAudio Basic 8.0.16
Pros
Speedy start up, good sound and the floating bar-mode idea was nice.
Cons
It uses a different rating system than Windows Media Player and Windows XP.
Summary
Generally a good player.
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"only coverted 30 seconds of my songs"
Version: JetAudio Basic 8.0.16
Pros
didn't try it long enought to test
Cons
did not convert the whole song, unless paying guess????
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"Couldn't figure it out"
Version: JetAudio Basic 8.0.16
Pros
None that I could find
Cons
No help from their website. Too bad dbconverter is now charging for its product.
Summary
A lot of bells and whistles when all I want to do is hum. Perhaps you'll have better luck. I want only to convert cda to wave files. I guess I'll keep looking.
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"just OK for me"
Version: JetAudio Basic 8.0.16
Pros
it has beautiful interface,and very easy to set up,you will like it after having a try
Cons
nothing at all
Summary
I have recommended this software to all of my friends
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"for my limited purposes I'm contend with this program"
Version: JetAudio Basic 8.0.16
Pros
I use the program to play files to listen what it and not more. For this purpose it works excellent.
I did not explore all the features it has so I can't say not much more.Cons
On the first view the skins are confusing. It needs time to comprehend.
Summary
I nice program
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"I did not understand how to use this product at all."
Version: JetAudio Basic 8.0.16
Pros
I don't recall any.
Cons
Everything, from the way it looks to figuring out that you need the full product to do the basic thing I wanted- convert music to different format.
Summary
I do not recommend this product or trial or whatever it was.
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"It's the one I use"
Version: JetAudio Basic 8.0.16
Pros
Have been using this program for years. I have experimented with others but nothing lures me away from jetaudio. Clean uncluttered interface if you set your preferences correctly. Very good sound quality - I mostly listen to lossless classical music on an own built system, with the best components including a sound card. Does good quality rips, although these days I do tend to use dbpoweramp for that. JA rips to most formats and my program includes mp3 for both ripping and conversion unlike singapurr's!
Cons
As singapurr states it their review, it is not the most intuitive interface but like most complex full featured programs it is easy enough to learn, and once learnt it is easy! Fancy codecs...really? FLAC is THE standard for lossless ripping that is supported by many devices in 2011. Check out
http://flac.sourceforge.net/links.htmlSummary
Suggest you give it a try - it's free so what have you got to lose? I like JA and hope you do too. Oh and it works just fine with Windows 7 x64.
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