gdg;191951 Wrote: > Hi All, > For years I've been ripping my files to wave using EAC but in the as > my Itune library has grown I've realized that I'd be better off (in > terms of disc space) condolodating my entire library in Itunes. Is > there any risk that I will sacrifice any audio quality if I use Apple > Lossless files as the source for my Squeezebox? > Gerry
Just to chime in with my two cents, I think it is a compromise. Not in the sense that I don't think lossless is lossless, but in the sense that it is not open source. I don't trust Apple and there are more layers involved in all process from ripping to playback. In a minimalist audiophile way, Apple Lossless seems to break the rules instead of follow them. If one were to use FLAC, then all the doors open and one can stream in multiple ways. One has ripped a master source file that can now we converted into just about any file one needs or desires. Hard drives are so big and cheap these days, what is the big deal about saving 4 or 5 MB of space per song. It is laughable. For use with Apple iTunes or hardware, I then convert FLAC to 320 MP3. I don't let iTunes anywhere near my FLAC masters. -- iPhone *iPhone* 'Last.FM' (http://www.last.fm/user/mephone) Media Room: Transporter, VTL TL-6.5 Signature Pre-Amp, Ayre MX-R Mono Blocks, Vandersteen Quatro, VeraStarr 6.4SE 6-channel Amp, VCC-5 Reference Center, four VSM-1 Signatures, Runco RS 900 CineWide AutoScope 2.35:1 Living Room: Duet, ADCOM GTP-870HD, Cinepro 3K6SE III Gold, Vandersteen Model 3A Signature, Two 2Wq subs, VCC-2, Two VSM-1 Bedroom: SB3, NAD C370, Thiel 2.3 Home Office: SB3, Parasound Vamp v.3, VSM-1 Sigs Mobile: SB3, Audioengine A5 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ iPhone's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=13622 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=34122 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
