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Lossless, by definition, is lossless.

Posted by Crimson on January 29, 2008 at 17:51:34:
Not lossy. The compression you reference is for packaging, similar to a zip file. Decoded lossless (ALAC or FLAC) is identical to uncompressed formats. Some people claim to hear a difference, others don't. Have you tried comparing the two? (BTW, if you're using iTunes look in to AIFF which is also uncompressed, supports tags, and is 'bit-perfect').

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