Apple Lossless, AIFF or WAV for itunes?


I have ripped my collection in itunes to AIFF but as I consider buying a NAS I here most are not compatible with AIFF files...is this true? Of the three which is best for sound quality and maintaining the correct metadata?
Thanks for your help!
theb2826

Showing 1 response by timestretcher

As long as you have up-to-date codecs and your processor isn't so low-powered as to struggle with decoding flac or alac, then all 3 will sound identical as all are lossless. Also the 'as long as" scenarios described in this post are not common. Just go with flac or alac, whichever your system supports, or flip a coin for either if both work without any tweaking.