ralphpnj wrote: > So Robert Harley, the clown in chief over at The Absolute Sound, is at > it again in the latest issue (Feb. 2014, Issue 240) of TAS. In a sidebar > to his review of the Naim NDS Network Player he discusses why one should > wav files as opposed to flac files: > > "....The term 'lossless' refers to the fact that the uncompressed > datastream from a FLAC file is bit-for-bit identical to the WAV file > that created it (sic)." > > So far so good, but then he goes completely off the rails: > > "...Claiming a sonic difference exists between two 'identical' > bitstreams may appear to be the height of audiophile lunacy, but there's > a rational explanation for why FLAC files sounds (sic) inferior: The > file must be decompressed on the fly during playback, a process that > many computer-audio experts believe degrades fidelity." > > So who are these so called "computer-audio experts" and exactly what > kind of computer are they using? > > Just another reason why I have absolutely zero respect for any and all > of these clowns. They are nothing but a big joke and a never ending > source of misinformation.
It is because the audio fools don't understand the difference between a COMPRESSED audio file(mp3) and a PACKED lossless file(flac). Sad but true .... Callesoroe Living room: Transporter, Tact RCS 2.2X digital preamp, Martin Logan Vista speakers, AMPS(Icepower): Acoustic Reality Ear Enigma PLUS(PANELS), Acoustic Reality Ear TWO MKII(Bas) Kitchen: SB-duet, Beresford TC7510 DAC, Prodipe Pro 5 active bi-amp speakers. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ callesoroe's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=22693 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=100783 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/audiophiles
