Comments on Profile Post by rhythmdevils

I only use flac and wav since forever about 10 years maybe ? Source first people !

I usually prefer FLAC. Close enough to WAV, yet still save some room on the hard drive.

FLAC, even if my mouth if at the front of the Apple Glory hole.

I have forgotten... what is codec, container, compression algorithm, file format, technical blah blah.

But hey, FLAC is my whatever of choice. OGG for lossy stuff for the phone etc.

I tend to use ALAC (Apple Lossless) for purchases and rips only to stay compatible with Apple Music in case Roon ceases to be a viable alternative. Though AM itself continues to get shittier with each release.

Also FLAC. I tend to listen to downloads off of my DAP.

I usually go with ALAC because I’m in the Apple ecosystem. Most players can play ALAC so there isn’t a compatibility issue. Otherwise I go with FLAC

Most places offer FLAC, but I sometimes rip to WAV. The format doesn’t need to be consistent since most players can decipher the type. If needs be, there’s software to convert.

AIFF because it has metadata

FLAC for the past 15+ years. Picked it up after earlier trying OGG on Linux. It became my format of choice when I could afford the space to store it but didn't want to deal with the lack of metadata with WAV. I got on the Apple train from 2010 onward but never migrated. iTunes wasn't worth the hassle.

Preferred is Wav, but chosen based on older mobile listening tests as compared to flac. Today that may not be the case. Regardless, pretty much all downloads are offered in Flac which is fine. I just convert them to wav out of habit. Really need to do a listening test with jriver and the main stereo setup to see if I prefer one over the other.

ALAC for me. I don’t see myself ever not using a Mac so it works. @joch makes a good point too: dbPowerAmp, for example, has a format converter.

@Gazny do AIFF files downloaded from Bandcamp come with metadata in the files?

ALAC and FLAC, generally at Redbook or higher bitdepth; I figure I can always find a player that supports and Room handles both.