KidCartaH
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I can hear a difference between 128 and lossless, but not 320 and lossless. Given, I only have a pair of Sennheiser HD228's, but still...
Yes, but it depends on your gear and what file are you comparing the lossless to. For example you might hear a slight difference between a 128 kbps mp3 and a lossless FLAC file but its impossible to distinguish between a 320 kbps MP3 file with a FLAC file no matter how good your gear is.
The question isn't whether FLAC makes a difference, the question is
1. Why do you want to lower the audio quality?
Keep in mind most people can't hear above 16kHz, hence mp3 is rightfully popular.
Lossless has a long way to go before it replaces lossy formats such as mp3s, and I can't see it happening anytime soon.
we have to be nice to the fish and bats too.
The chinese market are selling mp5, 6, 7 and even mp9 players, they are way ahead of the US with their expensive fruit marketing.
P.S. a 16 gig memory card can store at least 22 lossless albums. If I buy a $50 DAP and three 16 gig memory cards then I have portable access to 60+ cd quality albums all for under $150. =)
I can't, so I just did a batch conversion to VBR0. MANY more files now fit on my Clip+ and battery life seems a bit better.