mgh;195694 Wrote: > Hi All, > > This is what Slim Devices says on their website: > > iTunes > > + Easy to use, quick, good at tagging. Does WAV, MP3, AAC (lossy and > lossless). Manages your music library and is supported by SlimServer. > > - Not so good with difficult discs. Not on Linux. Won't do FLAC. Can't > handle multiple tags. > > Tips: > > * You cannot be certain that your CD has ripped perfectly with > iTunes. If this is important to you, look to one of the options below > that have better error checking. However, for speed, convenience and > ease-of-use, there is no better. > > So they are saying SS supports itunes, but still can't handle apple > lossless right? It still has to convert to either FLAC or WAV to play > the apple lossless? > >
The page you are quoting is from the wiki, (i.e. user generated) so not a "Slim Devices" statement. More to the point, this is the page that talks about tools to use for ripping, it says nothng about how SS plays music... SS will handle Apple Lossless fine - it understands the files and knows exactly what to do with them. However the SQUEEZEBOX can't play these files natively, so SS has to transcode them to FLAC or WAV before they get sent down the wire. This is pretty much a transparent process. You should be aware that the assertion that one lossless format sounds different to another one (WAV, FLAC, ALAC) is to say the least controversial. Several people have reported hearing a difference, no-one AFAIK has come up with anything resembling an explanation of how this might be possible. It is easy to demonstrate the bit-equivalence of the various formats. As for itunes - if you are committed to using it, or really like using it for some reason, then persist with the itunes integration. But if as far as you are concerned its just another ripper then IMHO you should avoid it like the plague, its just a source of frustration. Figure out how to get FLAC rips, its well worth it. There are plenty of options and people here who will help you with any snags... Ceejay -- ceejay ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ceejay's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=148 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=34552 _______________________________________________ ripping mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/ripping
