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 Message 271 
 Wilfred van Velzen to August Abolins 
 Re: Are there any audiophiles left here? 
 01 Jan 22 20:30:43 
 
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* Originally in MUSIC
* Crossposted in FN_SYSOP
* Crossposted in AUDIO

Hi August,

On 2022-01-01 13:52:00, you wrote to me:

 AA> I only mentioned it because it too operates XP, and seems perfectly
 AA> fine with AppleLossless versions.

I don't know about AppleLossLess, and how it compares to Flac.

 AA> For Bj”rn's test, I'll be generating CDs from the FLAC files to
 AA> test on my hi-fi system.

 AA> I had a family friend do a similar test on some of the FLAC vs
 AA> AppleLossess files that I produced, against the original CD
 AA> versions of a few tunes.  The fellow has a fine hifi system.
 AA> He found no discernable differences.

There shouldn't be any difference. They all produce the same bytes that go
into your DA converter for playback.

Bye, Wilfred.

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