Hi! Vlc for Iphone supports flac if i'm not misstaken. Its also quite easy to use with voiceover. /A 7 okt 2014 kl. 04:21 skrev Kelly Pierce <[email protected]>:
> Dane, > > The difference is the tight integration of the Apple ecosystem in the > company’s mobile platform. Windows is designed to be an agnostic > multipurpose device. The included Windows Media Player can easily be > substituted with another media player, like Winamp, that supports > FLAC. By contrast, it is very difficult to load music files on the > iPhone without using iTunes. Further, Apple’s headphones are > integrated with the music app and the phone or tablet itself so audio > input and output can be managed without touching the device. Third > party apps have limited access to the controls on Apple headphones and > cannot access the built-in equalizer in the music app. The equalizer > on iOS allows iTunes Radio to sound so much better than Spotify, > Pandora and the others, as they cannot access it. > > I fully support the notion that FLAC represents a significant > improvement in sound quality and that increased memory and bandwidth > diminish its limitations. Unfortunately, the time for universal > adoption of FLAC is not now. Many have predicted for years the > widespread adoption of mobile payments through sell phones using near > Field Communications. The predictions never seem to materialize until > now. With the iPhone 6 series, Apple finally added NFC and is rolling > out a payment system. We will soon see if this technology is embraced > or ignored. > > The quality of audio streaming is getting better without a doubt. > Streaming cannot fully replace music loaded onto a mobile device > though for the reasons listed earlier. > > Kelly > > > > > On 10/6/14, Dane Trethowan <[email protected]> wrote: >> 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 <[email protected]> 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 <[email protected]> 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 <[email protected]> >>>> 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 >>>> [email protected] >>>> 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 >> [email protected] >> 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 >> >> >> >> >> >> >
