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Help with Playing FLAC files

Okay, got my DAcMagic going no problem; works and sounds great. Took about two minutes to comnect it to my Macbook Pro. (Gotto love Apple!)

Went to HD Tracks.com and downloaded some hi-res music, but these are FLAC and iTunes doesn't like them. What's the best software to convert these so that iTunes will let me play them?
stickman451

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stickman451 OP
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XLD works well. I can't use Audirvana; it wants OSX 10.6 and my Macbook is running 10.5.8.

I downloaded Fidelia and my initial impression is that it sounds better than iTunes playing the FLAC files directly rather than using XLD to convert to Aiff...

BTW, what cable is most highly recommended for connecting the Mac to the DacMagic? At the moment I'm using the supplied usb but I think a mini-rca to TosLink would probably be better??? Is there such a thing as a mini-rca to coaxial???
stickman451 OP
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Thanks for all the info. I am downloading 'Hotel 'California' and 'Paper Airplane' in 24/92 from HDTracks.com as I write this; can't wait to hear how they sound off the Mac with the DacMagic...

I will look for a glass mini-rca to Toslink on Amazon.

Thanks
stickman451 OP
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Oops, sorry; you are correct, there is no such things as a mini-rca... I meant, a mini-stereo to Toslink cable... :)
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