Order the same song in each format and decide what sounds best to you.Just a thought.
Best HD File Format?
I am new to digital/streaming hifi. I have signed up with HDTracks, administered by the Chesky Brothers. I'd like to make some purchases there, but the site asks me to specify which file type I prefer to, giving the following choices:
FLAC
AIFF
ALAC
WAV
Which one is best? Which is worst?
I will be playing music over a predominantly horn-based system and prefer the lowest noise floor and highest S/N ratio. I have a Mytec Brooklyn Bridge DAC, but I have not purchased a storage system yet. Does it matter what kind of hard drive these files go on, or will I just be streaming the files?
FLAC
AIFF
ALAC
WAV
Which one is best? Which is worst?
I will be playing music over a predominantly horn-based system and prefer the lowest noise floor and highest S/N ratio. I have a Mytec Brooklyn Bridge DAC, but I have not purchased a storage system yet. Does it matter what kind of hard drive these files go on, or will I just be streaming the files?