I'd like to remind people not to make the mistake I did. I'm not sure that Apple Lossless codec is the same quality as FLAC.  I have seen posts disputing that, but have never compared for myself.  However, I made a mistake when comparing the sound quality of the Apple Lossless codec (through my...

I appreciate the information. Obviously, I am not a computer guru, but I am glad that my listening tests agree with your assessment, FLAC = WAV (and apparently =CD too). Looking over this forum, this seems to be a good place to pick up the science behind the sound!

I did do the foobar ABX comparison when using my computer.  As my home system is not connected to a computer, that was not possible there.  The same goes for the car stereo. The FLAC did sound better to me in my home system. Storage is not a problem. So, that is a very cheap way of increasing...

I have googled this topic and there seems to be a wealth of information concerning this topic.  I would like to add my 2 cents and most of the threads that I found were old.  As I am big into headphone listening, I decided to post here.  I have the AKGK701 paired with the HeadRoom Maxed Out Home...