Dane, Your analysis of the FLAC format omits the lack of support on Apple mobile devices. The iPhone and iPad and their iOS operating system stands as the most coveted and popular consumer technology in the world. Yet, FLAC files cannot be played on these devices or Apple’s media player, iTunes. With each passing year and no FLAC support, Apple incrementally loses its cool ratio. Some suggest streaming music, such as Pandora, TuneIn Radio, Slacker Radio, and iTunes Radio along with Apple’s Music Match, as alternatives to loading music files to the phone. Unfortunately, streaming music is not available on subways, planes and in big buildings as well in lightly populated areas with no cellular service. I want music on my device for the times when I want music, which includes the times with no data service.
Currently, the MP3 format still represents the means to provide relatively high quality audio content for the widest range of devices, particularly mobile ones. I recently ripped all my CD’s to 256k MP3 so they could play on my iPhone. I love FLAC files and have many jazz recordings carefully ripped to FLAC for listening on a high fidelity audio system at home. Most of my album listening is away from home though so MP3 is the format of choice until Apple supports FLAC. I fear this may be a long time, as only audiophiles seem to care about it. Kelly On 10/6/14, Dane Trethowan <grtd...@internode.on.net> wrote: > Speaking of MP3, I had great pleasure in deleting 80,000+ MP3 files from my > network just now, as I have everything I owned in MP3 format in FLAC - and > much more besides - there was very little point in keeping the collection. > > My new Wireless Hard Drive hasn't arrived yet though it will be a truly > welcome addition to the network and storage. > > > On 7 Oct 2014, at 12:23 am, Anders Holmberg <and...@pipkrokodil.se> wrote: > >> Hi! >> I am happy with my mp3 sound. >> I can use the aac sound format to and for me thats great. >> /A > > ********** > > Dane Trethowan > grtd...@internode.on.net > Skype: grtdane12 > Phone US (213) 438-9741 > Phone U.K. 01245 79 0598 > Phone Australia (03) 9005 8589 > Mobile: +61400494862 > faceTime +61400494862 > Fax +61397437954 > Twitter: @grtdane > > > > > >
