usc95 <[email protected]> writes:

> I rip to ALAC instead of FLAC.  Itunes will automatically transcode the
> ALAC files down to lossy AAC files during syncing.  It will give you the
> option to choose the bitrate and do all the work.  The nice thing is you
> only need one library for your i-devices and Squeezeboxes since LMS
> handles ALAC just fine.  Many other devices now work with ALAC as well
> so it is not nearly as divisive a format as it used to be.

True - but my little Pogoplug was struggling with ALAC lossless files
as, I think, they were transcoded for streaming to the squeezelite
player on the pi.

Also: flac has included checksums, which makes maintenance much easier
(detect bit-rot).

So after converting everything to ALAC, and reverting to a backup after
some weeks trying, I will stick with flac.

Rainer

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