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In Reply to: Re: Apple Lossless vs. AIFF posted by Tuckers on May 14, 2004 at 22:39:18:
Ideally, the data on a CD should be copied exactly to HD as (let's say) a .WAV file. The player should do nothing more than shuttle that data to a DAC, at which point we leave this topic of discussion. It seems to be that, surprise, the ideal is unusual, maybe unheard of. Even with the same DAC converting from software players, my computer's CD drive as well as its own transport, you cannot expect identical results when playing the "same" file from CD and iTunes/.WAV. The CD transports both have jitter and other issues. The computer's CD transport in conjunction with verification checksums gives you a good copy, but even there data is lost or altered due to damage, power spikes, sunspots, acts of god, etc. or "error correction" is applied (software's informed and well-intentioned guess as to what data should be there). Then your player gets into the game and offers its take on what your "exact copy" should sound like.It's maddening. Can anyone tell me why a CD->AIFF->AL->AIFF sounds different than CD->AIFF?
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- Re: Apple Lossless vs. AIFF - Jsterritt 00:48:13 05/15/04 (6)
- Re: Apple Lossless vs. AIFF - Tuckers 02:57:19 05/15/04 (4)
- Tuckers, would you care... - jusbe 13:48:06 05/15/04 (3)
- Re: Tuckers, would you care... - Tuckers 02:18:59 05/16/04 (2)
- Thanks T. Incidentally, - jusbe 06:00:11 05/16/04 (1)
- Re: Thanks T. Incidentally, - Tuckers 23:03:54 05/16/04 (0)
- Re: Apple Lossless vs. AIFF - Stephen 02:27:27 05/15/04 (0)
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