OK Don wrote: "Keep us informed of your progress - I have a bunch of 78's to digitize, as well as some LPs, but haven't gotten started yet. Perhaps someday when I get bored . . ."
Don - I have stacks of classical 78s that are waiting to be played on my antique Dual turntable once I set it up in my new place. I just know the 78s will crack or shatter over time. Please let me know how your experiment works, in particular, whether the briliance off tone is preserved in the digitization process... It's amazing that this topic has created one of the longest threads in the history of diesel Mercedes lists. I guess vintage Mercedes dieselers are almost all audiophiles... On Thu, Dec 4, 2014 at 2:31 PM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > FLAC files are like a WAV file, but smaller. Here's a good explanation: > > http://www.cnet.com/news/what-is-flac-the-high-def-mp3-explained/ > > Dan > > Sent from my iPad > > > On Dec 4, 2014, at 2:05 PM, OK Don via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> > wrote: > > > > Does anyone have the answer to Curly's question? > > > > On Thu, Dec 4, 2014 at 7:43 AM, Curly McLain via Mercedes < > > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > > >> If you want to store the files on a hard drive, and never need to make a > >> cd or dvd, (or mp3 player) wouldn't it be possible to save the file as a > >> .wav analog file and play that on demand? Or is the .wav way to big to > do > >> this? > >> > >> It seems to me that other than file size, the .wav might be the closest > in > >> quality to the original vinyl. > >> > >> I had not heard of this flac file type before. I gather it is a digital > >> more or less equivalent to the .wav file. Is that correct? > > > > > > -- > > OK Don > > > > NSA: The only branch of government that actually listens to US citizens! > > > > "There are three kinds of men: The ones that learns by reading. The few > who > > learn by observation. The rest of them have to pee on the electric fence > > for themselves." > > > > WILL ROGERS, *The Manly Wisdom of Will Rogers* > > 2013 F150, 18 mpg > > 2012 Passat TDI DSG, 44 mpg > > 1957 C182A, 12 mpg - but at 150 mph! > > _______________________________________ > > http://www.okiebenz.com > > > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > > > All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those > individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner > has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor. > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those > individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner > has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor. > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor.
