For a Foobar2000 alternative have you seen Deadbeef . It doesn't replace everything but has the same sort of modular interface.

Good Old British Snails, freshly procured from just outside the shop by the drains.

You’d get my point if you were well read

This sounds like the kind of unnecessary insult I would expect a Moderator to take action on but apparently you are the Moderator....Hmmm