In Reply to: digital newbie question: youtube music download vs. FLAC and AIFF posted by banpuku on April 10, 2017 at 09:53:40:
...but maybe not as noticeable in a portable earbud system, or in the car - depending on the car and the car stereo (due to road noise and quality of the car stereo).
You don't have to buy hi-rez downloads to notice the improvement vs YouTube MP3. You can 'rip' your own CDs (16-bit / 44.1-KHz) to FLAC or other lossless formats and hear the improvement. Hi-rez downloads (24-bit/96-KHz and beyond) may sound even better but simply getting away from those lossy MP3s should yield significant gains.
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- A very worthwhile improvement in a good home setup.... - AbeCollins 11:45:05 04/10/17 (0)