FLAC To MP3

[hellnoire]

iPod doesnt play FLAC unless you convert it to AAC. I would rather have my stuff compatible across the board so I would chose 320kbps MP3 since the human ear cant detect changes above 224kbps anyways.

It is, but that is backwards. When you convert from FLAC (lossless codec) to MP3 (lossy codec) you remove bits and pieces that arent noticeable. You cant just convert from MP3 back to FLAC and fill in those missing pieces. What you can do is convert between different lossless codec types or convert between different lossy codec types.

Granny's answer is the same I would have for you. Though I would have said Portable Media Player... though it's all the same, when you think about it. Also, certain devices don't support FLAC... my phone being one of them, at least, with the default music player.

It's possible, but you won't notice a difference, since now that it's the better format, it won't magically fill in the missing holes that were stripped out to make it an MP3 in the first place.

Got to love meeting another audiophile?

Glad we agree... I've still got one friend who doesn't believe me when I say converting from MP3 to FLAC doesn't fill in the holes.

[Murphy]

Hi,

Thanks guys .

Best regards !

PS. Some info :

1. MP3 ; Lossy compression

2. FLAC ; Lossless data compression ; Lossless comparison

[whitedragon551]

Got to love meeting another audiophile?

Glad we agree... I've still got one friend who doesn't believe me when I say converting from MP3 to FLAC doesn't fill in the holes.

I am an Audiophile. You should see the work Ive done in my car. Not so much HT setups, but I love car audio.

MP3 to FLAC is like shrinking a 1440x900 image down to 1024x640 and then converting it back. You remove data to shrink it. You cant just fill that in so it stretches the pixels and it looks distort. Same concept with the music.

[hellnoire]

I am an Audiophile. You should see the work Ive done in my car. Not so much HT setups, but I love car audio.

MP3 to FLAC is like shrinking a 1440x900 image down to 1024x640 and then converting it back. You remove data to shrink it. You cant just fill that in so it stretches the pixels and it looks distort. Same concept with the music.

I'm more of a computer/home stereo nut. My phones are nice because of it.

And along those lines is what I was going to say to compare.