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    Is FLAC better than MP3 @ 320 kbps?

    in Reverse Polarity

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    You've probably already found your answer, but maybe this will help...

     

    Lossy Format

    This means when you rip a CD, you lose audio data and quality. The most common lossy file is MP3. Common rip rates are 192, 256, and 320 kbps.

     

    Lossless Format

    This means when you rip a CD, it is an exact audio copy and you lose no quality. The most common type of lossless files are FLAC, WAV and WMA Lossless. A good comparison of lossless formats can be found here.

     

    Will you be able to hear a difference between lossy and lossless?

    Depending on what you use to play your music, what your speakers/headphones are, and how good your ears are, you may or may not notice a difference between them. Some people, however, cannot hear the difference between them even on the highest end of hardware.

     

    Personally, I cannot tell the difference between MP3@320 and WAV.

     

    Does my player support lossless?

    Some portable music players (iPods, Zunes, etc) will not play certain lossless formats. You should check to see if your player can handle it, and what lossless format your player likes best. Foobar and Winamp should be able to play all type of lossless formats, however WMP11 will only play WMA Lossless.

     

    Lossless is more future proof than Lossy

    The best thing about the lossless format is that you can convert FLAC to WMA Lossless and back to FLAC as many times as you want without losing any quality. The same goes for any lossless format. With lossy format (MP3) each time you convert you lose quality and cannot get it back.

    Neil Peart RULES

    in New World Women

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    QUOTE (RushFanForever @ Apr 1 2010, 01:59 AM)
    Jacob Moon added some photos backstage with the band here.

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    I asked him to say 'Subdivisions' into my dictaphone, which he did mellifluously.

    Awesome.

     

    Cool thread. Some sweet pics here.

    B sides tour?

    in On The Lighted Stage

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    QUOTE (sdhonda @ Mar 31 2010, 02:38 AM)
    This might very well be the only way tunes like Hemispheres, Jacobs Ladder, TCE, Cygnus and Necromancer may see the light of day.

    And finally, no, they will not play anything of Lamneth. Just a hunch. Except not a hunch.

    I have a shit-ton of bootlegs that cover the entire spectrum...none of which have the Necromancer. Are you saying they've pulled this out lately? And by lately I mean in the last 20 years?

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