becseattle;567813 Wrote: > Thanks for all your help- made progress over weekend. > > Is there a quality advantage to FLAC over ALAC? What are the > consequences of the SB running FLAC natively in terms of performance. > Are the SB1/2/3 the same as the touch in this regard? > > > I have all the software etc now, but its a bit more complex with FLAC.
quality difference in the files? No. Lossless is lossless is lossless. If your ripper worked properly, the lossless files can be decoded back to a bit perfect copy of your CD, independent of codec (FLAC, ALAC, WAV, etc.). This said, some programs/players can decode natively certain formats but have to work harder to decode other formats (or it has to be done on the server side, etc.). I have no experience with Apple Lossless. I see lots of discussions on this forum regarding issues people have with Apple Lossless in terms of getting them to play properly. I don't see the same level of discussion re: FLAC files as SBs are set to deal with FLAC without any special setup. In terms of performance, if they both work fine, the performance *should* be the same. But again, the FLAC is open source, so typically things that can go wrong with a closed source (Apple) format don't affect FLAC files in the same way. I can't speak to SB1 & 2 players as my first was a SB3. SB3, Touch, Boom, transporter, Duet, all deal with FLAC natively. -- garym ------------------------------------------------------------------------ garym's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=17325 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=81007 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/audiophiles
