media player for mac.

I haven't tried any media players yet but the first I'm going to try is BitPerfect.
It seems to be the least intrusive, retaining the 'look' of iTunes but handles the music end well (check out their blog from the designer).
You can get it directly from the iTunes app store.

If anyone knows why it should be avoided, I'd like to know.

All the best,
Nonoise

decibel, pure music amarra, all which will sound better than iTunes. According to Stereophile, Decibel is the giant killer, for about $40.

PureMusic and Audirvana are a couple of suggestions. PureMusic interfaces with iTunes and Aurivana is a stand alone product. Both are terrific but suit different tastes.

My rough order of preference:

Fidelia -detail and dynamics, get the full version $79
Amarra - just feels good, too pricey
Decibel and Audirvana are tied.
Pure Music- this may rank much higher, honestly it has been awhile on this one. Bit perfect is in the middle somewhere- I haven't spent a lot of time with the newer versions.

Very interesting about Fidelia. I haven't heard of it before. Anybody else have experience with it relative to others?

Thanks, Peter