larry
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I recently went to one audio store to collect my DAC/AMP. Me and the store tender start chit chating about audio stuff. We came to a point talking about computer as source. He told me that he prefer Apple Lossless to WAVE. I ask him why and he told me that Apple Lossless is 90% of a CD quality while WAVE is 80%. I was confuse about this so we decided to test out using his hifi system. I'm not sure what preamp, amp or speaker he is using but through out the test, the following equipment is the same.
1. Preamp w/ amp
2. Speaker
3. DAC
4. USB cable to DAC
5. Same portable DVD drive to rip the same CD
The equipment that is not the same during the test.
1. I am using Asus Eee PC while he use BenQ netbook. (I dunno which model)
2. I am using Vista>Foobar>WASAPI>DAC while he is using XP>iTunes>DAC
3. I rip using WMP to WAVE while he rip using iTunes to Apple Lossless
During the test, Apple Lossless bass is tighter and punch slightly harder, Vocal sound more "live" and the high is crispy. I suspect is the following that cause the different in sound quality.
1. Operating System
2. Ripping software
3. Playback software
Can this justify the title?
1. Preamp w/ amp
2. Speaker
3. DAC
4. USB cable to DAC
5. Same portable DVD drive to rip the same CD
The equipment that is not the same during the test.
1. I am using Asus Eee PC while he use BenQ netbook. (I dunno which model)
2. I am using Vista>Foobar>WASAPI>DAC while he is using XP>iTunes>DAC
3. I rip using WMP to WAVE while he rip using iTunes to Apple Lossless
During the test, Apple Lossless bass is tighter and punch slightly harder, Vocal sound more "live" and the high is crispy. I suspect is the following that cause the different in sound quality.
1. Operating System
2. Ripping software
3. Playback software
Can this justify the title?