david68 wrote: > I currently use itunes to feed my ipod and have imported my CD's as > 320kbps MP3's. However, it looks like Apple Lossless would be the > best way to go for streaming to my hifi. So, would you recommend > re-importing into itunes using Apple Lossless, or (given that I'm > going to have to import my CD collection again anyway) would you > suggest looking at using different software? I notice that a lot of > people seem to prefer EAC, which I think offers FLAC.
First, it is not really all that important which lossless compression you use, they are all, by definition, lossless. Use what you like. The main advantage of FLAC is that it is Free, as in the first letter of its name. (Thanks Josh). Since Jobs is starting to say DRM is evil, Apple Lossless is now less evil than it used to be, but it is still proprietary to Apple. > Also, do you audiophiles out there with ipods store two copies of > each CD, one in lossless for your hifi and one in a lossy format for > your ipod? The world seems to be divided into two lists, those that make lists and .... oppps There are two main camps. One keeps two libraries, and the other use tools like flac2mp3 to convert on the fly. There are many different flac2mp3, almost all named the same, some with different features. -- Pat http://www.pfarrell.com/music/slimserver/slimsoftware.html -- Pat Farrell http://www.pfarrell.com/ _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
