FLAC seems huge (again) compared to Mp3 but I will try the Flac - according to: http://www.head-fi.org/t/654057/alac-vs-flac there is good compression alright...
On Mon, Dec 9, 2013 at 10:18 PM, Steven Stallion <sstall...@gmail.com>wrote: > Honestly ALAC isn't half bad. I believe the compression ratio is > around 40-50%. Given how plentiful storage is these days, it was a > small price to pay for everlasting quality. > > On Mon, Dec 9, 2013 at 4:13 PM, Conor Williams <conor.willi...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > jees, i traded a bit of quality for space > > > > > > On Mon, Dec 9, 2013 at 9:04 PM, Steven Stallion <sstall...@gmail.com> > wrote: > >> > >> I gave up some time back and ripped the family's cd collection (around > >> 500 discs) to ALAC. After that I converted most to AAC for listening > >> on audio players and left the original rips sitting in storage. > >> Needless to say, Goodwill was a little surprised to find 500 discs > >> donated at once! > >> > >> On Mon, Dec 9, 2013 at 2:52 PM, Steve Simon <st...@quintile.net> wrote: > >> >> just downloading a torrent with the mp3's seems simpler > >> >> than swapping cd's. :) > >> > > >> > Just beware, in my experience of this (for research purposes, > >> > yes really!) many, if not most CD images in WAV or PCM format > >> > are in fact decodes of MP3s, and many of these where low bitrate > >> > MP3s which are nasty. > >> > > >> > personally I have moved away from compressed audio, not because > >> > I distrust compression, but I like browsing through a pile of CDs > >> > looking for somthing that matches my mood - for me the user interface > >> > is better; perhaps its my age. > >> > > >> > -Steve > >> > > >> > > > >
