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

What is your goal? A CD rip to FLAC or ALAC would be equivalent (both bit perfect). You can convert files between FLAC and ALAC format with no loss in quality.

Do you still have the CDs? From Qobuz you would have to purchase the download files.

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 

 I _think_ ALAC is a little better in terms of compression.  So long as your player supports both there is no reason to convert.