.WAV sucks. The cases in which an uncompressed file is needed for storage are almost negligible. Though most conversion programs seem to convert compressed files to WAV before converting to another format, at least the ones I use do.
.WAV sucks. The cases in which an uncompressed file is needed for storage are almost negligible. Though most conversion programs seem to convert compressed files to WAV before converting to another format, at least the ones I use do.
IME WAV sounds every bit as good as FLAC and AIFF, and a bit better then ALAC at times (but I think that had more to do with the ripping software than the format). But I'd agree with the general disregard for that format, not because of SQ, but because it does not support metadata, and becomes a royal PITA to move around files or restore from backup, etc. I would definitely stay away from WAV for that reason alone. It also takes up a whole lot more space than other lossless options. Though storage is certainly cheap, I'm pushing 1.5tb currently (mix of FLAC, AIFF and ALAC) and that is growing, since I put more priority on music than on gear. If my stuff were in WAV I'd be pushing 3tb and probably be using multiple drives. As it stands I can get by with a 2TB RAID, but wonder how long that will last.
I've found that mp3 files from albums recorded before 1990 are sometimes recorded from cassette tapes (particularly demo tapes, although that's pretty self explanatory). Buying CD's really is the best (and legal) way to go
Hi guys. Hope the evening is treating you well & you guys have a little bit of whiskey planned for the evening ahead.
Hope this is the correct place to ask a question of you guys.
I recently installed Foobar 2000 onto my iPhones (iPhone 6S Plus & iPhone 8 Plus - I'm uncertain whether this makes a difference) & loaded quite a lot of new music onto the stock iPhone music application as well as a few FLAC & AIF tracks onto the Foobar 2000 Media Folder on iPhone via iTunes.
Track Listing As Follows:
First Album: HD Tracks Presents: The Sound Of The Future | Format: AIF.
1. Full Moon In Paris (Amber Rubarth)
2. Ain't We Got Fun (Alexis Cole)
3. Wayfaring Stranger (The New Appalachians)
4. Check Point Charlie (Jazz In The New Harmonic)
5. Indian Summer (Kenny Barron & Mark Sherman)
Second Album: Thriller by Michael Jackson | Format: FLAC.
I have listened to these albums using the KZ ZSN Pro & the KZ ZST. As a bit of side information, I have listened to some EDM, Trance & Vocal Trance using the stock iPhone Music App & with the Foobar 2000 App.
I have noticed that the airiness & breathing space of the Foobar 2000 playback is slightly better, more so on the KZ ZSN Pros. The playback of music from the Foobar 2000 App also sounds a little less veiled or subdued, almost a little more dynamic. Is this something that is possible? My apologies for such a long drawn out post. I have tried to provide as much information as possible.
Would there be a difference in the equalisation between the stock iPhone Music App & the Foobar 2000 App? Or perhaps a difference between the way these two applications utilise the the DAC on the device itself? Also, what do you guys think of the DAC's being used by Apple devices in general? Great? Or just good enough?
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The cases in which an uncompressed file is needed for storage are almost negligible. Though most conversion programs seem to convert compressed files to WAV before converting to another format, at least the ones I use do.
