There's a really simple reason I continue to use a piece of software that hasn't been updated in over eight years, and that reason is that Audion is still the best sounding mp3 availble for mac. I can play the same mp3 through every player I can get my hands on -- iTunes, Vox, SongBird, etc. -- and Audion still has the richest, warmest sound regardless of speaker set-up or EQ.

If sound quality wasn't enough, I also still use Audion for CD ripping, as it's quick, produces good quality mp3s, and doesn't grind my entire machine to a halt while it works. And superfluous as it may be, I do like Audion's selctions of skins, which look nice and blend into whatever my desktop may be.

And while Audion does have it's fair share of bugs, none of which interfere with it's core of playing mp3s, ripping CDs, and playlist management. So if you're concerned with sound quality at all, I'd definitely give Audion a listen.

This was such a great music player.

As an alternative to iTunes, I still miss Audion. I wish someone would pick it up and run with it. I don't care about iPod compatibility or any other extras. It was simply a great & fun audio file and stream player. The choices of skins were so excellent. Last time I tried, it wouldn't work in OSX 10.4.

iPod no longer works with Audion after updating to itunes 4.9 I wish the developer will make an update I WILL PAID AGAIN . In many ways audion was far better than itunes.

Audion has made my life pleasant again. I've had problems with iTunes 4.7.1 update and streaming internet radio stations constantly rebuffering. With Audion I was able to listen to music with no problems and have fun doing it to (changing the face) and all the themes available on their website. I wonder why it is unsupportive now. It's great it's freeware I would be willing to pay for it.