What's the deal with FLAC? Is it worth searching out FLAC

>>71534854
>Is it worth searching out FLAC
>searching
so this is what it feels like to be a pleb

Can you tell the difference though? There is a difference but if you can't tell there is literally no point.

>>71534854
Its the utmost best quality however I also like 320 kbps mp3 and will convert to mp3 while still keeping the FLAC simply because my phone can't handle it

>>71534939
This is what I do as well. FLAC for home when it's audibly noticeable with a proper DAC/amp and headphone setup. 320 for casual listening with speakers, stored on devices, in the car, etc.

>>71534866
>There is a difference but if you can't tell there is literally no point.
The point of FLAC is that it's lossless.

>>71535003
I know this, most of my collection is lossless.
But think about it. If you can't tell will it matter either way?

>>71534854
>>71535014

Not for the average listener, no. However, if you want to preserve the music you like so that when a better lossy format becomes standard you can transcode in to it, you need FLAC then. If you go from mp3 to X format it will sound like dog shit. If you convert from FLAC, it will be as good as the quality of the new format and encode settings.

>>71534854
>downloading music
911

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>really want so classical music piece
>go rutracker
>put the work of the dude i want
>found it
>everything its in FLAC
>have to download 900 megabytes (from now, MB) per song
>wait for hours because like none its sharing.....
>finally download
>listen to it and notice every instrument clearly like any song in mp3
>have to cut the file with CUE splitter wtf??
>convert it to MP3 256 kbps
>compare it
>still dont notice shit
>mp3 album its like just 80 MB
>delete the 1gb of music
>spend fucking hours and i didnt listen to the entire songs because i have to go
When the Meme Codecs gonna end?

>>71535036
Anon you know damn well this isn't gonna happen anytime soon. People are still using jpg when JPG2000 is out.

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>>71535118
>go to RED/APL
>search musics I want
>everything works just fine, I can pick what encoding settings, bit rate, release I want
>everything is seeded, lightning fast downloads
>good tags
>listen to music and be /comfy/

>>71534854
nobody cant tell the difference and it takes much more space, download at mp3 320kbps.
>>71535118
this.

>>71535153
how the hell do you into private trackers

>>71535180
acquire autism and determination,
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>>71535205
Thanks senpai.

>>71535180

don't need a private tracker, I have found every FLAC release I needed from rutracker.

And yes, I can tell the difference.

>>71535118
>looking for Ike Quebec
>found Heavy Soul in Rutracker
>download FLAC through transmission
>let it download while I do some other work
>file is downloaded, now I have the pleasure of calling the shntool using xACT
>call shntool
>drink the rest of my cup of coffee while xact is extracting my newest lossless addition to my extensive music library which I can play on my high-end audio set-up
>be happy about life
>have no urge at all to overdose on heroin

320kbps MP3 master race

I still do have flac but it's only because I couldn't find anything else

>>71534854
Depends. If you Rip an existing Redbook CD or Vinyl to a FLAC file, it can *arguably* sound better due to some codecs cutting off frequencies that aren't typically audible by humans and freeing up "driver time," increasing dynamic capability and percieved clarity and resolve.
I think that in place of buying FLAC downloads of suspect origin, you're better served by buying redbook and ripping using EAC or a similar program to convert to FLAC from there; maybe even going as far as a record player with a USB output to rip straight from an analog source if you have a half decent vinyl collection... but that's just me and I'm a giant faggot.

Which is better: 320 mp3 or 256 aac? Or are they of the same quality?

>>71535036
Well, not everyone owns a studio and not everyone is an audio engineer. Given that all smartphones and audio players support a wide variety of audio nowadays, storing music in FLAC only makes sense from an audio engineer's perspective.

>>71535153
you got an invite?