andynormancx;681969 Wrote: > No, no, no. > > There is no difference between ripping straight to MP3 and ripping to > FLAC and then to MP3. > > If you use the same MP3 encoder for both processes, with the same > settings then the resulting MP3 files will be absolutely identical. How > good the listeners ears are will not change the fact that the files will > be identical.
I think w3wilkes was saying use his ears as to whether a high bit rate mp3 is transparent relative to a FLAC. Not that the process of getting to a mp3 mattered. And your point above is absolutely correct (except perhaps for posters on other threads that are currently comparing the audio quality differences of which browser they use to access LMS. ;-) -- garym *Location 1:* VB Appliance 6TB (1.10) > LMS 7.7.1 > Transporter, Touch, Boom, Radio w/Battery (all ethernet except Radio) *Location 2:* VB Appliance 3TB (2.0) > LMS 7.7.1 > Touch > Benchmark DAC I, Boom, Radio w/Battery (all ethernet except Radio) *Office:* Win7(64) > LMS 7.7.1 > SqueezePlay Retired: SB3, Duet Receiver Controllers: iPhone (iPeng), iPad (iPengHD & SqueezePad), CONTROLLER, or SqueezePlay 7.7 on Win7(64) laptop Ripping (FLAC) - dbpoweramp, Additional Tagging - mp3tag ------------------------------------------------------------------------ garym's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=17325 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=92623 _______________________________________________ ripping mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/ripping
