I basically keep my audio in FLAC and MP3. It's only the first
conversion of your library that takes time, after that you basically
just rip to FLAC and convert to MP3 which takes no time really :)
I also agree about cars being too noisy to appreciate lossless. I'm
happy with LAME MP3s using
I'm somewhat of an audiophile myself, but here's something interesting
I've noticed.
Using the latest version of LAME to rip a CD with options -b32 -mj -q1
-V0 it's almost impossible to tell the difference between FLAC and MP3
versions of the same track.
Squeezebox 3 analogue output - no
regalma1 wrote:
Before I plunge into this I will be doing some A-B compartive listening.
If I can't hear the difference then I won't bother. The little bit I
have done so far with the SqueezeBox indicates to me that there is a
brittleness or shrillness with MP3 at highest bit rate that isn't
You should check out a carputer. I am going to add one to my car next
year:
http://www.mp3car.com/
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regalma1;156505 Wrote:
I know that this is a bit off the subject, but it does relate to my
Squeezebox. I want to convert to lossless compression for use at home.
And I would like to carry it over to my car. I estimate it would
require around 200 GB of storage. The biggest player I can find
It looks like a great idea, but it seems to be limited to only OEM
systems. I wouldn't be willing to give up my Alpine head unit. The
original Acura unit doesn't come close to it.
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The simple statement that 70 dB of audio noise from the car will reduce
your listening to the remaining 26 dB of SNR on the CD is just way to
simplistic. Think about it. If you could only pick up 26 dB you could
barely hear your music. The human ear is extraordinarily capable of
picking up sounds
regalma1 wrote:
If I can't hear the difference then I won't bother.
Its really not the file format that is critical.
Cars are simply noisy and have terrible acoustics.
You rapidly reach the point of diminishing returns.
There is a high end Lexus with a serious stereo (I think Mark Levinson)
