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The majority of us have our entire music library in the .mp3 extension. Even some self-proclaimed audiophiles that I know only have .mp3 music. Why is this so? I have quite an extensive collection of .flac files, and yes, they take up an enormous amount of space (An average of 20 Megabytes per song), but to me, it's worth it.
The first time I've listened to .flac, it just felt so fresh and new, it's like putting on glasses (if you need one) for the first time. It's like washing your face with a cleansing formula.
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It's like putting in your mouth a salad made of the freshest vegetables
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(Rocket Salad is my favourite kind)
Now, obviously you need good earphones as well and not just .flac files to have the perfect sound. I use a pair of Jays which are excellent. Something that most of you should take note of is that iTunes/iPhones/iPods/iPads do not play .flac files which is really upsetting. Also, the standard music player for HTC also does not support .flac files (I use an app called PowerAMP, it's really good.). I'm unsure about other Android phones / Blackberriers' / Nokias' too.
I guess the purpose of this blog is just to tell you guys who have never heard of .flac music before to try it. It will change your life. Have you ever heard the finale of the 1812 Overture by Tchaikovsky in .flac? It's utterly staggering; the blast of the cannons almost turns into a roar; what was once just a bundle of murky and muddy sounds of the Violin becomes unbelievably crisp and clean-cut, you can just hear and feel every single Violin in the orchestra. Have you even heard Queen on .flac? Dear Lord it's mind blowing.
If you are a classical music aficionado like me, you will just simply adore .flac music.
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This is my library of .flac music
So all of you should go and torrent buy your favourite album in .flac now
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Here's some music if you don't know where to start acquiring .flac files
If you prefer Instrumental
+ Show Spoiler +http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DUmq1cpcglQ
If you prefer the Oldies (I hesitate to use this term)
+ Show Spoiler +http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BAf2S6ij2gk&ob=av2e
  
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You need more music my friend. Much, much more.
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On October 01 2011 11:07 scottyyy wrote:
You need more music my friend. Much, much more.
It takes time to get them and I there isn't much music that I really want in .flac ... because I don't have much exposure to music I guess T.T
Suggestions? I don't listen to Metal/Rap/Dubstep (Save for some)
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It doesn't go on my mp3 player.
That's why I don't use flac.
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Lossless is really just for archiving purposes =\
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Canada13426 Posts
On October 01 2011 11:12 skyR wrote:
Lossless is really just for archiving purposes =\
Not if you buy a Large capacity player like an ipod classic or enjoy music off your hard drive
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On October 01 2011 11:11 Torte de Lini wrote:
It doesn't go on my mp3 player.
That's why I don't use flac.
What player do you use? Just curious.
On October 01 2011 11:12 skyR wrote:
Lossless is really just for archiving purposes =\
Oh? Even so, I just want the quality =P
On October 01 2011 11:14 ZeromuS wrote:Show nested quote +On October 01 2011 11:12 skyR wrote:
Lossless is really just for archiving purposes =\ Not if you buy a Large capacity player like an ipod classic or enjoy music off your hard drive
Is there such a thing?
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Except Apple doesn't support flac Lol.
And depending on the song and enconder used, there really isn't that much of a difference between 320 and lossless.
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On October 01 2011 11:15 skyR wrote:
Except Apple doesn't support flac Lol.
He said something like an iPod Classic
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FLAC is great and all, but since most mp3 players are incompatible its unpractical for most people.
Apple has their own version of flac called ALAC (apple lossless audio codec) which is totally unnecessary, it might work on their junk tho.
Flac is great for archiving , and certainly smaller than keeping everything in uncompressed WAVs. So its indeed quite awesome, and if you have a proper soundsystem to enjoy it with, then quite wonderful too
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On October 01 2011 11:15 skyR wrote:
Except Apple doesn't support flac Lol.
And depending on the song and enconder used, there really isn't that much of a difference between 320 and lossless.
Yeah. I had to corrupt my wonderful library of all the Mahler symphonies by converting them from .flac to some sort of .mp4 file so that I could get them into iTunes and onto my iPod.
Still sounded decent, but nothing can compare to listening to the end of Mahler 2 with the highest possible audio quality. I get nerd chills just thinking about it.
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England2675 Posts
Your flac library makes me cringe. Abba in flac seems like a polished turd.
Also, why not just buy a CD? It's the best quality you're likely to get. Audiophilia is all or nothing as far as I'm concerned. If you don't have a $400 (minimum) set of headphones plugged into a $1000 cd player, you're not doing it right.
CDs are normally cheaper than flac downloads too.
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On October 01 2011 11:19 eviltomahawk wrote:Show nested quote +On October 01 2011 11:15 skyR wrote:
Except Apple doesn't support flac Lol.
And depending on the song and enconder used, there really isn't that much of a difference between 320 and lossless. Yeah. I had to corrupt my wonderful library of all the Mahler symphonies by converting them from .flac to some sort of .mp4 file so that I could get them into iTunes and onto my iPod. Still sounded decent, but nothing can compare to listening to the end of Mahler 2 with the highest possible audio quality. I get nerd chills just thinking about it.
What is Mahler?
On October 01 2011 11:20 Flicky wrote:
Your flac library makes me cringe. Abba in flac seems like a polished turd.
Also, why not just buy a CD? It's the best quality you're likely to get. Audiophilia is all or nothing as far as I'm concerned. If you don't have a $400 (minimum) set of headphones plugged into a $1000 cd player, you're not doing it right.
CDs are normally cheaper than flac downloads too.
Is it bad if I like Abba? T.T
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On October 01 2011 11:21 Azera wrote:Show nested quote +On October 01 2011 11:19 eviltomahawk wrote:On October 01 2011 11:15 skyR wrote:
Except Apple doesn't support flac Lol.
And depending on the song and enconder used, there really isn't that much of a difference between 320 and lossless. Yeah. I had to corrupt my wonderful library of all the Mahler symphonies by converting them from .flac to some sort of .mp4 file so that I could get them into iTunes and onto my iPod. Still sounded decent, but nothing can compare to listening to the end of Mahler 2 with the highest possible audio quality. I get nerd chills just thinking about it. What is Mahler?
Gustav Mahler is a German composer from the early 20th century. He was known to straddle the musical period between the late-romantic era and the early-modern era. He is most known for his 9 symphonies, many of which are quite epic and very popular to fans of works for large orchestra.
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Canada13426 Posts
On October 01 2011 11:19 eviltomahawk wrote:Show nested quote +On October 01 2011 11:15 skyR wrote:
Except Apple doesn't support flac Lol.
And depending on the song and enconder used, there really isn't that much of a difference between 320 and lossless. Yeah. I had to corrupt my wonderful library of all the Mahler symphonies by converting them from .flac to some sort of .mp4 file so that I could get them into iTunes and onto my iPod. Still sounded decent, but nothing can compare to listening to the end of Mahler 2 with the highest possible audio quality. I get nerd chills just thinking about it.
I too have many apple lossless files and they remain the best option compared to any mp3s I could possibly have
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Hong Kong4685 Posts
On October 01 2011 11:20 Flicky wrote:
Your flac library makes me cringe. Abba in flac seems like a polished turd.
Also, why not just buy a CD? It's the best quality you're likely to get. Audiophilia is all or nothing as far as I'm concerned. If you don't have a $400 (minimum) set of headphones plugged into a $1000 cd player, you're not doing it right.
CDs are normally cheaper than flac downloads too.
CD quality is exactly the same as FLAC quality if both uses same resolution (bits) and range (hertz).
These days, there's no reason at all to get a CD player. FLAC has the same bit representation as a CD and you store and organize music much better on a flash music player. What matters is the DAC and the Amplifier. There are audiophile Desktop DAC + Amp solutions as well as ones made for portable use.
As for me, I take FLACs and convert them AAC for my portable use.
FLAC -> wav -> Itunes AAC Encoder 320Kbps VBR (best encoder that I know of) -> Winamp's auto tagger.
AAC is better than MP3s imo.
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On October 01 2011 11:14 Azera wrote:Show nested quote +On October 01 2011 11:11 Torte de Lini wrote:
It doesn't go on my mp3 player.
That's why I don't use flac. What player do you use? Just curious. Show nested quote +On October 01 2011 11:12 skyR wrote:
Lossless is really just for archiving purposes =\ Oh? Even so, I just want the quality =P Show nested quote +On October 01 2011 11:14 ZeromuS wrote:On October 01 2011 11:12 skyR wrote:
Lossless is really just for archiving purposes =\ Not if you buy a Large capacity player like an ipod classic or enjoy music off your hard drive Is there such a thing?
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if you have ABBA's greatest hits you don't need more music
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On October 01 2011 11:26 ZeromuS wrote:Show nested quote +On October 01 2011 11:19 eviltomahawk wrote:On October 01 2011 11:15 skyR wrote:
Except Apple doesn't support flac Lol.
And depending on the song and enconder used, there really isn't that much of a difference between 320 and lossless. Yeah. I had to corrupt my wonderful library of all the Mahler symphonies by converting them from .flac to some sort of .mp4 file so that I could get them into iTunes and onto my iPod. Still sounded decent, but nothing can compare to listening to the end of Mahler 2 with the highest possible audio quality. I get nerd chills just thinking about it. I too have many apple lossless files and they remain the best option compared to any mp3s I could possibly have
Is there a difference between the Apple lossness and .flac?
On October 01 2011 11:29 cam connor wrote:
if you have ABBA's greatest hits you don't need more music
 You're making fun of me right?
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