On 01/12/2013 10:36 AM, Edward Ned Harvey (blu) wrote: >> From: [email protected] [mailto:discuss- >> [email protected]] On Behalf Of Jerry Feldman >> >> I am using K3B to rip a couple of audio CDs I have with the intent to >> copy the resulting files to my Android. Currently I am creating this as >> a single Ogg Vorbis file. I'm pretty sure this is a good format for >> Android, but just asking for advice. > Why the intermediate format? Ogg vorbis is a lossy format similar to MP3. > Generally speaking, you don't want to go to a lossy format and then convert > again to another format. If you want lossless, FLAC (or AAC Lossless). If > you don't want lossless, MP3 or AAC. 'Course there's nothing wrong with OGG > Vorbis, but it's not as common, so you won't find quite the same universal > compatibility in players. > > Why is this a question? There's nothing special or unique about android > audio players... The question is not really about audio format android > compatibility ... it's just audio formats in general. If you want what's > mainstream, skip the intermediate format, and rip directly to FLAC or AAC or > MP3. If your ripper limits you to OGG Vorbis for some reason, just find a > player that can play it. > > > Thanks. I'm generally not into music, but K3B does support Flac.
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