joshclark
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| WAV or Apple Lossless Encoder? Hi Mark,To answer your questions about why different yet equal file types exist: the world of IT is notoriously poor at deciding on a standard format and everyone wants it to be their own. Compression that occurs to a file such as WAV -> Flac c... | |
| WAV or Apple Lossless Encoder? Oh and one more point: there are ZERO differences between any lossless formats in terms of sound quality. By no differences, I mean none whatsoever. You do not need to waste your time testing various lossless formats against each other. They are c... | |
| WAV or Apple Lossless Encoder? Hello,Before you decide on a lossless format, I would decide on whether or not you can tell the difference between it and a LAME encoded MP3 v0 file. Foobar2000 is a music playing client that has a built in utility for an ABX (A B Blind) test. It ... | |
| FLAC or Windows Lossless for music archive? Hi Mitch,I'm not sure if you still check this thread or not, but here's your answer:There is no audible difference between Windows Lossless and FLAC. None. Zip. Zilch. Anyone claiming to hear a difference is making things up. They are both lossles... | |
| Predicting the AGon economy? Good replies so far... Viridian's remark hits closest I think to the model I was trying to theorize. Some of the gear that I've been looking at (VTL, Shindo, Devore among others) has all actually gone up in price since September. Less items + more... | |
| Audio Horizons TP 2.0 Preamplifier Has anyone compared this to a VTL 5.5? I've listened to a BAT vk31, a recent Mcintosh pre (C200?), a mid-end CJ premiere, and didn't like any of them.I only got to listen to the VTL 2.5 (they were out of stock of the 5.5), but I loved the sonic si... |