question of loss less music - what do you prefer..

[The Stigenator]

I am trying to see the quality difference between apple lossless and flac and a high encrypted AAC (256kbps vbr).

I am about to encode it in flac now.

For your info, i am ripping - blue man group, album called 'audio'. I figure it has good sonic clarity and very well defined sounds that i need to capture to see teh differences.

If you were you, what would you prefer for you collection of music. The reason i am working with apple aac and stuff is because i can do stuff with ipod integration. Flac will require more steps for ppl.

Right now my other problem is how do i move from apple aac or lossless to mp3, if that option is given. Stupid mp3 format has a 'licenece' grrr..

edit:

I love apple lossless.. but the files are HUGE!!!!

 

[PurdueRy]

I rip FLAC because its widely accepted. I just use DBpoweramp to convert whenever I need to.

 

[The Stigenator]

DBpoweramp.. i am researching this..is it open source?

 

[PurdueRy]

Originally posted by: TheGoodGuy
DBpoweramp.. i am researching this..is it open source?

no idea if it is open source...but its widely liked...can convert virtually any format from one to another...if it doesn't have the proper codec its a one click install...easy

 

[Colt45]

flac

 

[The Stigenator]

yup.. looks like its good to go.. i am goign to research them a bit..

I am concerened about the mp3 converting thinge.. since it says 30 day licence.. i guess i will ask the guy who i am doign this for to figure if he wants mp3 conversion for his car or not..

 

[Jeff7]

Originally posted by: PurdueRy

Originally posted by: TheGoodGuy
DBpoweramp.. i am researching this..is it open source?

no idea if it is open source...but its widely liked...can convert virtually any format from one to another...if it doesn't have the proper codec its a one click install...easy

No, not open source.


Put me down for FLAC. Good open source format that's gaining acceptance in the portable-players market.

 

[sunase]

I can't even hear anything wrong with 128kbps MP3, so I'd never waste space with lossless.

 

[KRandor]

hmm - for me thats an easy one - if you can afford the space - go with FLAC - for me there's simply no comparison between a lossless and a lossy format.. I had an argument with someone before about this and I could hear differences between all the formats (24-44.1/16-44.1wav/256vbrMP3/192constant&vbrMP3)- but then, my ears are good 🙂 (If I'd thought about it and studied harder sooner - I might have aimed for Sonar Operator or so). The only reason I stick with 192MP3's is HDD space :-/ (Plus these speakers arn't up to much).

 

[Fullmetal Chocobo]

I've got plenty of hard drive space. I rip everything @ 256k in AAC format, and I have a converter program (wonderful thing) that converts those to 128k mp3z when I need to put stuff on my portable players.