johann wrote: > Robin Bowes;181560 Wrote: >> .... that your statement "WMA lossless ... as good as FLAC" does >> not tell the whole story. > > In the context of the thread starters original question it does since > he never ever said that he was going to use his ripped music files > solely in a world where only FLAC is played natively. > > Neither you nor I know what they will be used to and with that in > mind and the Forum section bening Audophiles they are as good, at > lease from a sound quality perspective.
This is a Slim Devices forum, so it's not unreasonable to assume that we are talking about usage with Slim device. > > Robin Bowes;181560 Wrote: >> Whether or not either format is "as good as" the other depends on >> other factors. > > To a point I agree, it depends on other factors too. Note that it > goes both ways. > > Robin Bowes;181560 Wrote: >> For use with the Squeezebox or Transporter FLAC would seem to have >> the upper-hand since it is decoded natively on the client device >> which means: >> >> 1. No transcoding on the server 2. FF/REW work > > Who really cares if there is trancoding going on at the server as > long as it plays your songs properly? Anyone running slimserver on a slow CPU, e.g. a NAS. In those cases, it is better to stream in a format that is decoded natively on the client. > > I was quite suprised that FF/REW didn't work with WMA lossless, that > is a weakness in SB3 and Transporter and I can't really understand > why. Because there's no way to control the stream if it is being transcoded. > Nor do I think that should dictate ones decision on which file format > to use. Why not? It depends on priorities. If FF/REW is important to you then it should be considered when making ones decision on which file format to use. > > But if that FF/REW is very high and your priority list and you only > intend to use your files for SB/Tp than that is of importance. > > > Robin Bowes;181560 Wrote: >> 3. Reduced bandwidth usage (assuming WMA lossless is decoded to >> .wav) > > Yes, but why when the server can transcode to FLAC? Hmmm. WMA lossless -> PCM -> FLAC. That server's going to be working pretty hard. Better to store the stuff in FLAC format to begin with. R. _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
