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[daycruzer]

hi all. overall, what is best p2p for music. i used to winmx but that was awhile ago and looking for something else. limewire seemed to slow my pc down and loaded some spyware, etc. when i checked out ares, the dload process kept prompting me that it wasn't secure/couldn't verify license so i didn't do anything with it. i'm glad there is a lot of information, guides, reviews, ratings, blah blah blah when i do a general google search. but that is just adding to my frustration. i've used zeropaid over the years when i wasn't sure about something and you guys kick ass at this kinda thing. in general, what do you suggest for simple music dl's?

[lifehacker]

I use Shareaza for my music

[serrebi101]

I like
http://www.bearshare.com/lite
quick, simple, no bullshit.

[MPXX]

a tuned Shareaza will work wonders

[Excrement_Cranium]

Shareaza has been shiooot for me as of late... Kceasy was hit n miss. Meh.

[mcovey]

frostwire's good if you can visually id fakes

[rainbowdemon]

Ares is still pretty good.


http://aresgalaxy.sourceforge.net/

[Potato]

I'm a Soulseek girl.

www.slsknet.org

[tackdaddy]

ares is still my fav.

[The Hunter]

I havnt used Ares for a while, and am now giving bearshare a go.

[daycruzer]

Thanks for all of your input. I'll give some of these a try and see what works for me!

[fleecy]

i was warned away from limewire, but limewire pro is clean and fast.

[thepuzzler]

i was warned away from limewire, but limewire pro is clean and fast

They're almost identical (certainly in content) Limewire Pro lets you connect to more peers simultaniously. (The same thing Forstwire does for free.)

You should try Frostwire, fleecy, as frostwire filters out a lot of junk files, You know, the hundreds of files all under a meg that are exactly the same size, none of that with frostwire.

Personally I use neither. My delicate ears(!) have endured enough poor quality, less-than-128kbs tracks to last two lifetimes.

(I use emule and torrents, btw).

[Mels_Smileys45]

Please people, drop Limewire and Fronstwire. I'll never know how people got turned on to this Java POS (although for a brief time, I thought it was good too). Ares network just doesnt cut it anymore either. Bearshare Lite is a far, far better client. Very fast for music and very little in the way of fakes. I like to test all the networks out and see what works best for me. So please, try them all out and make up your own mind. But I promise you, you'll love Bearshare lite.

[kokanezub]

You should try Frostwire, fleecy, as frostwire filters out a lot of junk files, You know, the hundreds of files all under a meg that are exactly the same size, none of that with frostwire.

i hate those files

[Excrement_Cranium]

I remember a time when a thread like this would bring up mention of an infamous member's attempt to make a P2P app... I won't mention much more than that. I actually googled the S.O.B., which didn't exist... ah... my pre-cyber crack addiction days....:icon_rr:

[kokanezub]

who remebers queer peer made by a zp member

[thepuzzler]

Please people, drop Limewire and Fronstwire. I whole heartedly agree. But if people insist on using the gnutella network then frostwire is the best solution (for now).

Between Emule and Bit torrent, theres not a single track that can escape my grasp at 192 and above.

I guess it comes down to personal preference at the end of the day and....

How hard are you willing to look for a track?
Can you tell the difference between 128kbs mp3 and a 320kbs mp3?
Are you prepared to wait for it to download or is speed the untimate factor?

IMO, the threevariables above are the most important things to be considering when choosing an p2p app.

[moneoa]

Dogster P2P is a good bet.....

[Excrement_Cranium]

Dogster P2P is a good bet.....
:icon_rr:

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