When comparing Tauon Music Box vs Exaile, the Slant community recommends Tauon Music Box for most people. In the question“What are the best audio players for UNIX-like systems?” Tauon Music Box is ranked 4th while Exaile is ranked 8th.
Specs
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Pros
Pro Lightweight and works well on RPi4
Pro Can change the views to be discreet
Pro Has subsonic / airsonic support built right in
Pro Easily able to edit gstreamer command
If you want to get your BT Headphones working.
Pro A lot of built-in plugins
Exaile comes pre-loaded with a lot of plugins so users can customize the application how they see fit.
Pro Can handle large libraries
Exaile utilizes a SQLite database to store information. As such, it can handle large music libraries.
Pro Smart Playlists
Has the ability to configure dynamic playlists based on various criteria.
Pro Trimmed down interface
Exaile excels for being a simple-to-use music player that is not filled with a lot of guff.
Pro Equalizer
Exaile has a built-in equalizer.
Cons
Con Does not support playlist files
Con Packaging
Only available through the AUR, flatpak, SlackBuilds (unofficial) and NixPkgs (unofficial).