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Are there any IPOD owners on this forum? I just wanted to know if any of you have archived your CD collections onto your unit with the IPOD lossless codec
Do you think that is a reflection of the quality of the DAC on the IPOD? The reason I've stayed away from devices like the IPOD is the fact that I could pick out the compressed version from the PCM version especially if the track includes a lot of high frequency sounds. My el cheapo portable CD player still sounds better than an extigy playing a compressed version of the same song. I really got excited when I saw that apple was including a lossless codec in their machine but if it doesn't sound better than AAC then I guess I'll hold off on the $500 purchase.rgriffin25 said:I would have to say I am having a hard time discerning any difference between it and Apple Lossless. (especially on the iPod)
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I think it would be sweet if they did. And I'd be first in line to start draining my bank account at the iTMS. The major labels are still thinking of themselves as manufacturers of widgets, though. As long as they continue to have that mindset, I believe they will resist legal online downloading of files that are truly exactly as good as the hardware version, not just a reasonable enough version for most casual listeners.balloon thief said:Apple could have used FLAC or another Lossless compression, but they developed their own precisely so they could embed DRM into it, and thus open the door for selling it on iTunes. Record labels wouldn't have gone for it otherwise.