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In Reply to: Re: Example for the Configuration of an Audio PC posted by Urs on October 25, 2004 at 01:10:41:
Just out of curiosity, do you play WMA lossless or only APE/FLAC files? I ripped all my CD songs into WMA Lossless and listen to it with my Dell D800 as I think WMA Lossless should have a better sound quality than other format. Your message is iluminating for me and I would now consider sending PC signal to my hifi system for better music enjoyment. But I just wonder if digital signal from WMA Lossless files would work with DAC?
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Hi,APE and FLAC are both lossless formats and will sound the same since they reproduce a bit perfect of the orginal file. Given the same input file they will always create the same compressed file. Uncompress the file, compare it to the original, and it will be exactly the same.
WMA claims to be lossless as well. However, I have heard that tests of compressing the same file using WMA shows small differences in the compressed files. To some people, this has caused them to question if WMA is truly lossless. Microsoft apparently responded to this issue saying the differences in the files are inconsequental, but some would disagree.
However, if we assume WMA is lossless, it will sound exactly the same as other lossless formats like APE or FLAC.
You can use WMA (or any input file format) with a DAC , since the DAC only cares about the output stream from your sound card, not the input format.
Lynn
This sounds like FUD to me!I have converted audio tracks forth and back from WMA lossless to APE and these two formats are equivalently lossless. You can makes changes to the tag sections which might cause differences but this does not apply to the audio samples.
I recommend you test it yourself with something like DB poweramp music converter.
Cheers
Thomas
BTW, What DAC you use for PC-Audio listening? Do they have a website?
Hi NinoThat's my DAC:
Lavry Blue. You can find it here (and also order it directly from the manufacturer):
http://www.lavryengineering.com/index_html.htmlI have the chassis with one D/A module. It's about $1400. I like it very, very much. For me, the sound is beyond any discussions. But you don't have a big selection of inputs and outputs ... it's quite puristic:
Digital Input: AES/EBU 110Ohm
Analogue Output: Balanced or Unbalanced (changed by internal jumper settings). Connectors: XLRUrs
That's cool! I definitely would like to audition it!NG
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