CardinalFang wrote: > Robin Bowes;168892 Wrote: >> Audio quality should be identical, given that all file formats under >> discussion here are lossless. >> R. > > Exaxctly. They are audio file formats and the only way to judge > superiority is on their performance in that role.
No, that is *your* way to judge superiority. > > Judgement based on Open Source vs Proprietary is irrelevant in deciding > the superior format, it's just a personal view of philisophical > approach to the formats. I like Open Source because of the community > aspects and I also like proprietary because it is designed for one > product - the one I own. But they are my personal reasons and not due > to measurable technical superiority. You seem to have unilaterally decided to define "superior" as "technically superior". It is only my opinion that an open source format is preferable to a closed, proprietary format - others may (at it would seem, do) disagree, but you cannot exclude this fact from consideration when debating which format is superior. R. _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
