> 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.
i don't understand this claim. all standard audio cds are in pcm format. - erik
