bethesdaadk;515159 Wrote: > I have a Duet, Boom and Radio integrated with an HP Media Smart Server > and when they sync, it's nice. I've Ripped most of my CD Collection > using Windows Media Player to WMA Lossless, figuring (without too much > knowledge about the issue) that it was a good archival format that was > still playable on various players. > > As I've lurked in various forums, I don't find anyone using this > method, which is a little disheartening. It's usually some higher-end > ripper ripping to some other high-end format. > > Upon further looking, I see that the Squeezebox system supports WMA > Lossless, but through transcoding. I Vaguely get the idea that WMA > Lossless is not WMA. I guess it's a different Codec. > > Questions: > > How much, if anything, am I loosing by not ripping to a format that the > Squeeze system supports directly rather than transcoding? My Audiophile > days are long gone, and it sounds good to me, but I just wonder if it > could sound better if the system didn't need to transcode the files, > which I assume creates overhead? > > What is the preferred format these days if not WMA Lossless? Would I > need to re-rip directly to that format for best results or is there a > loss of quality if I convert the files? > > Thanks for your suggestions.
Just to clear up one part of this, the extra effort of transcoding has no bearing on sound quality. WMA Lossless is... lossless so moving to another "lossless" format won't change the audio quality. -- Phil Leigh You want to see the signal path BEFORE it gets onto a CD/vinyl...it ain't what you'd call minimal... SB Touch Beta (wired) - TACT 2.2X (Linear PSU) + Good Vibrations S/W - MF Triplethreat(Audiocom full mods) - Linn 5103 - Aktiv 5.1 system (6x LK140's, ESPEK/TRIKAN/KATAN/SEIZMIK 10.5), Townsend Supertweeters, Blue Jeans Digital,Kimber Speaker & Chord Interconnect cables Kitchen Boom, Outdoors: SB Radio ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Phil Leigh's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=85 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=75046 _______________________________________________ ripping mailing list ripping@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/ripping
