CNET Editors' review
Xion Audio Player is a basic program that lets you play audio files. We'd like to give you more information about it--for example, tell you what kind of files it supports--but we honestly can't say. Although Xion Audio Player is functional, its functionality definitely takes a backseat to its design.
The program's interface isn't that great as far as we're concerned: it's somewhat sleek and plenty customizable, but its elements are a little too small for comfortable use. Important features such as the buttons that let you load files and manage playlists are disguised with small, barely perceptible icons. Users can customize the background color of the interface and there's a nifty tab that slides in and out that displays album cover art. However, overall, the program seems to be more about looks than ease of use. The program has no Help file, but there are multiple links that send users to pages dealing with Xion's customizable skins. We're not sure what the obsession with skins is about; what's the point of a beautiful audio player if it's not easy to use? Still, we suppose that if custom skins are a greater concern for you than intuitive design, Xion Audio Player is an OK choice. The player does play MP3s just fine, and it has an equalizer and balance adjustment, but we can't say there's anything about it that particularly impressed us.
Xion Audio Player is free. The program installs and uninstalls without issues. We recommend this program with reservations; there's nothing functionally wrong with it, but there are plenty of audio players out there with better designs.
Publisher's Description
From r2 studios:
Xion is a high fidelity, easily skinnable, out of this world audio player. Xion features a new standard in skin support. Baffled by script syntax. Pulling your hair out over slicing up skin elements. Crying over spilt milk. Xion has arrived and it brings style, candy and sanity back to your desktop.
What's new in this version: Version 1.0 build 127 has added support for skinned equalizer sliders, eq indicators and eq toggles.
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"xcellent and lightweight. Very good quality music"
Version: Xion Audio Player 1.0 build 127
Pros
Very nice musik delivery. You can use 729 skins for this music player. Very very nice.
Cons
U will find none. i didn't find anything annoying.
Summary
I am using it with my original windows 7. It delivers good quality sound. If you want to only listen songs it will be a good one. Also u can customise with 729 available skin. So u can say u have 729 music player applications with you. I am not going to replace with any other player. It is also free. I have nothing bad compliment for it.
Also i forget to mention that it is very easy to use. It was mentioned on editers review that it is not easy to use but in my point of veiw it's not true. Most of the people want different day by day so availing many skins u can get new looks other day. U will not stick to a single look which becomes boring as time passess. Buttons can be easily used. U will not going to put your finger on the buttons to operate but u will use your cursor to operate. Everybody wants beautifull thing so there is obvious obssesion towards beauty. If anyone want bad ugly player then this not for them. Ther is no spyware or adware in it which many free players has. So u can get peace of mind and good looking and good nice quality music.
Updated on Jan 9, 2011
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