Julf wrote: > Sure. They might still prefer to keep (ans play) their music in the > original, lossless format.
There are only very few examples where I can distinguish between a high bit rate mp3 files created with a decent encoder and a lossless FLAC file in a properly conducted blind ABX test. But I still prefer to rip my files to FLAC and maintain a lossless library. This is mostly about the ability to convert to lossy for other uses from this FLAC files at any time in the future. For example, originally, my mp3 files (for portables) were 192kbps CBR. Then I redid them as VBR - V2 (~192kbps). But I'm thinking of reencoding the mp3 library as VBR -V4 or -V5. I only use these in my portables (headphones in noisy environments like airplanes). If I had ripped to 320kbps instead of FLAC, I'd be forced to make a lossy to lossy transformation. With FLAC files I can always convert my library to anything else with a few mouse clicks. And who knows, the future might bring new and improved lossy codecs that would allow me to carry 100,000 tracks on my key fob. *Home:* VortexBox 4TB (2.3) > LMS 7.8 > Transporter, Touch, Boom, Radio (all ethernet) *Cottage:* VBA 3TB (2.3) > LMS 7.8 > Touch > Benchmark DAC I, Boom, Radio w/Battery (all ethernet except Radio) *Office:* Win8(64) > LMS 7.9 > Squeezelite *Spares:* Transporter, Touch(3), Radio(3), Boom, SB3, CONTROLLER *Controllers:* iPhone6 & iPadAir2 (iPeng8 & Squeezepad), CONTROLLER, or SqueezePlay 7.8 on Win7(64) laptop *Files:* ripping: dbpoweramp > FLAC; post-rip: mp3tag, PerfectTunes; Streaming: Spotify ------------------------------------------------------------------------ garym's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=17325 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=106537 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/audiophiles
