CDs: FLAC v ALAC (v Digital Download)


I ripped most of my CDs years ago to iTunes in ALAC format. Considering redoing my favourites.

Is FLAC better to rip CDs to than ALAC?

Better to download at 16/44.1 from the likes of Qobuz rather than CDs?

jerrybj

Showing 1 response by arcticdeth

Years back, when I just started putting cd into hard drive, I did not know about any of that stuff. So most are in. aac, it’s ok, when I listen for effect, I pop in a cd and relax on the couch with a triple dram and a frozen piece of granite 

or fire up the old trusty SL-1200 mkii. 
I use the nightclub II concorde if the low end is low, the nightclub II has a great bass extension. The Arkiv concorde boosts the mids and treble for when I ,run my LPs’ into audiolab 3.0 ,clean them. Up a bit, and record them to nice taiyo yuden cdrs.  
 

 

Everything has been applelossless for several years now.
in my car don’t give a darn about sound, I only have the 2 lil speakers on the side panels , the others stopped working about 3 months after expiration of the abhorrent gmc service and overall garbage they sell. 
 

darn,,another rant, thanks for wasting 3 minutes of your life, you will never get it back