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Apple Lossless vs. AIFF

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After dozens of blind A/B tests, it is clear that AL and AIFFs differ slightly in playback. The AL file almost always sounds better. Is iTunes/QT decoding AL files and massaging gain and EQ? I can deal with that and wait for better decoders/players as long as the quality of the audio data is identical to AIFF or WAV, and we know (?) that it is (see below). I would love to save big $$$ on disk space, but I will NEVER rip from CD again.

Tests: WAV->AL->WAV tests (wav file encoded with Apple Lossless then converted back to wav) demonstrate that the two files are identical (I used a simple UNIX diff command to confirm others' results using more sophisticate tools).

Any thoughts?

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Topic - Apple Lossless vs. AIFF - Jsterritt 08:46:23 05/14/04 (34)
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