[max pl]

So I have some new IEMs coming in and started to convert all my music to flac. I have an Iphone and Zune 80 but just realized that neither support FLAC.

If i'm gonna be using high end IEMs i want the best source possible so i definitely want FLAC .

What would you guys recommend as the best players with FLAC support? Preferably something with at least 32 gigs.

So far I have looked into the Cowon S9 and Samsung P3.

 

[Aevum]

probobly the Cowon S9,

 

[max pl]

really sucks that the Zune HD doesnt support it because i'd buy one immediately.

 

[EBOBO]

I don't think up-converting works...

 

[max pl]

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Originally Posted by EBOBO /img/forum/go_quote.gif I don't think up-converting works...

huh?

 

[ZARIM]

Sflo2, AMP3, X-Fi and D2+

 

[max pl]

what brands are those?

 

[anadin]

Quote:

Originally Posted by max pl /img/forum/go_quote.gif what brands are those?

Sflo2=Nationite/Teclast.

AMP3=hiSound.

X-Fi=Creative.

D2+=Cowon.

 

[dmcom]

How about iRiver H1XX-Series with Rockbox?

 

[dippyboy_87]

why do you want flac only?? i suppose alac will do equally well as both are lossless formats. and your iphone supports alac (apple lossless audio codec).

 

[a_tumiwa]

Samsung P3 / Samsung M1
Nationite S:Flo2 with memory card 16gb
Cowon S9 / Cowon D2+
Iriver K1 with memory card 16gb

 

[nealric]

Quote:

and your iphone supports alac (apple lossless audio codec).

It supports FLAC too if you jailbreak.

 

[ihrm]

Quote:

Originally Posted by max pl /img/forum/go_quote.gif huh?

He means that if all your music is in mp3 now, you cant just convert it to FLAC. That doesn't work. That's called a transcode. It will have a bigger file size but the same quality as the MP3. The rules of transcodes are source (CD) to lossless (FLAC) is ok. Then any lossless to another type of lossless is ok. For example FLAC to ALAC is fine and you will have the exact same sound quality, but and inferior codec

You can't convert any kind of lossy files (MP3) to lossless or lower bitrate lossy to a higher bitrate lossy. For example V0 to 320 CBR.

 

[mesasone]

Well, there aren't any rules preventing you from transcoding MP3 to FLAC that I'm aware of, however virtually nothing is gained as the data that was thrown out by the MP3 encoder is lost forever. Semantics maybe, but it is strictly possible just not advisable.

 

[tds101]

RockBox an iPod before the 6th gen classic. They all support FLAC, and the SQ options are fantastic.