Sorry if this is the wrong forum (I'm new and can only seem to post here), but I'm just getting into FLAC and have noticed that some of the music I've purchased in FLAC is 2x the file size versus the FLAC I ripped myself (following instructions from this website that I mostly don't understand
It took me a while to figure out that the difference is that the big files are sampled at 96000 Hz. This is news to me because I always thought FLAC was "CD quality" and "lossless," end of story, but now I'm seeing different sampling rates of FLAC, like with MP3s? I did some searching but can't find a decent answer as to whether there is any practical difference between the two.
So what is the difference and why are some bands releasing music using 96000? Thanks.
It took me a while to figure out that the difference is that the big files are sampled at 96000 Hz. This is news to me because I always thought FLAC was "CD quality" and "lossless," end of story, but now I'm seeing different sampling rates of FLAC, like with MP3s? I did some searching but can't find a decent answer as to whether there is any practical difference between the two.
So what is the difference and why are some bands releasing music using 96000? Thanks.