View Full Version : FLAC, some questions...
popcop23
02-15-2008, 04:48 PM
So,
FLAC how those it better than mp3,
and can i use it on Ipod and staff...
whats the reason for FLAC imgs beening so heavy??
Pzero
02-15-2008, 05:14 PM
FLAC is an exact copy (therefore much higher bitrate) than your standard mp3, which maxes out at 320.
You can't use it on your iPod without a mod/hack or rockbox.
It's real purpose is that it provides you an EXACT copy of the CD, so you can re-encode the FLAC files to any bitrate you want WITHOUT losing data.
Though I doubt many people here care if they get transcodes (which is a file encoded to say 320, than coded again to 128), it does make a difference in the quality of your mp3, which is why sites like limewire and even e-mule aren't good, at all.
Quality-wise, their really is no proof that a FLAC file sounds ANY different (to the human ear) than a file encoded at V0 (256 variable bit rate about) or higher (320), but some audiophiles swear by it.
Quality-wise, their really is no proof that a FLAC file sounds ANY different (to the human ear) than a file encoded at V0 (256 variable bit rate about) or higher (320), but some audiophiles swear by it.
I don't need proof. I'll take the "Pepsi Challenge" with any live or acoustic sound/album any day of the week.
FLAC just plain sounds better.
popcop23
02-15-2008, 07:19 PM
tnx Pzero (http://filesharingtalk.com/vb3/../members/pzero-171942) !!
and for now we can listen to FLAC only on the computer?
or we can burn it up?
tnx Pzero (http://filesharingtalk.com/vb3/../members/pzero-171942) !!
and for now we can listen to FLAC only on the computer?
or we can burn it up?
Most burning software will need a plugin tho with its increasing popularity, many are accommodating the format.
For example, users who utilize Nero will need the plugin (http://www.bitburners.com/nero-audio-plugins/).
That will allow you to burn a "flat" copy.
You can go a step further tho' and use the rip's CUE sheet to do an exact burn.
Pzero
02-15-2008, 07:39 PM
Yeah, people sometimes think they can hear the difference between FLAC and what not, but if it's compared against V0, it's a placebo effect...unless you have god ears, which than again just might be the case.
@popcop: you can burn it back to CD perfectly (which is another bonus of FLAC), a number of mp3 players or w/e like some Cowons I believe play FLAC. But for your iPod if you used rockbox for it, you could listen to FLAC, though it kills battery (using rockbox, not the FLAC).
popcop23
02-16-2008, 08:50 AM
Cheers,
tnx again..
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