Okay I accept that without question but you forgot to mention that a Windows nor a Mac computer can play FLAC files without third party software so what's the difference?
Third Party software or Apps are available for IOS etc that will allow the playing of FLAC content as third party software is available for Windows and Mac to allow the playing of FLAC content. The point you raised is taken and a fair point indeed! this all means that MP3 and so on will be around for a great deal longer and I don't dispute that at all because its the truth. All I say is that MP3 and alike formats have their quality limitations and FLAC - along with other Lossless formats - is now a viable alternative given that storage is cheaper,, portable and mobile devices are coming with larger memory capacities and so on. Regarding streaming? Mp3 is being replaced by AAC and AAC+ which has a far better compression ratio, I have actually seen some FLAC streams and test a couple the BBC had experimented with quite some time ago, they worked well though quite a bit of band width is required but I'm sure that will come in time too just as the quality of streaming itself has improved out of sight over the last 20 years or so. Before I close, I did get one mobile device that could play FLAC right out of the box apart from those I've already mentioned and that was my Samsung Galaxy phone, the Playback of FLAC it seems is built-in to Android as it should be. On 7 Oct 2014, at 11:48 am, Kelly Pierce <kellyt...@gmail.com> wrote: > 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 >> >> >> >> >> >> > ********** 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
