drmatt wrote: > Well, 24/48k would be less than twice the capacity. I'm interested to know what the typical FLAC file size is at 24/48k compared to 16/44.1k. I'd expect the 24/48k to be a lot larger than the ratio of the uncompressed bit-rates (1.6:1) might suggest.
I only have 16/44.1k FLAC tracks (all CD rips), and these seem to be compressed to around 50% of the uncompressed size. The extra 8 bits in 24-bit audio data most probably look like noise to the FLAC prediction algorithm, so I'd expect the compression to be much less efficient than for 16-bit audio - perhaps only 80% of the uncompressed size? That would make 24/48k files around 2.5x the size of 16/44.1k ones. If the ratio is much better than that, I'd question if the 24-bit version really is 24-bit, and not just zero padded from the 16-bit! ------------------------------------------------------------------------ utgg's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=40900 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=106593 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/audiophiles
