sgumnit;398424 Wrote: > I agree with you about "empirically speaking", however my question is > "in reality" do two software based file converters create the exact > file. Does CDDA (or whatever its called) and DBPowerAmp when converting > the same WAV file into FLAC end up with the exact same resulting file > (bit for bit) or just similar files. If the files are similar and not > exact, is the sonic quality the same or is one better?
The compressed files need not be identical, but the re-expanded WAV must obviously be the same. If this is not the case then the app in question is clearly not doing a lossless compression and therefore is broken. Most apps will, I imagine, just use one of the standard flac libraries and so this is unlikely to occur (it's also very easy to test for - if you don't trust your app then test it). It's worth noting though that SC uses the "official" flac binary which is basically guaranteed to work properly. -- radish ------------------------------------------------------------------------ radish's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=77 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=60041 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/audiophiles
