Connectz
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I have done a few searches here on the forums on ripping to a lossless format using EAC. For the FLAC songs, I used EAC (configured with one of the online guides), and for the ALAC, I used iTunes to rip the songs.
So I do a quick audio quality test to see if there is a difference between the two and I don't find any. So then I play the same song off the CD and the CD has a better sound. It seems like the FLAC and ALAC songs lack detail in the highs. Its like someone turned the treble down during recording.
The thing is, I have read on numerous occasions here that FLAC and ALAC sound just like the original CD when ripped using the highest quality. I did just that and neither format sounds as good as the CD. Granted, they both sound better than a 320 MP3 by far to me, but not better than a CD. Was I doing something wrong? I used the same media player to test between the CD and the lossless formats.
So I do a quick audio quality test to see if there is a difference between the two and I don't find any. So then I play the same song off the CD and the CD has a better sound. It seems like the FLAC and ALAC songs lack detail in the highs. Its like someone turned the treble down during recording.
The thing is, I have read on numerous occasions here that FLAC and ALAC sound just like the original CD when ripped using the highest quality. I did just that and neither format sounds as good as the CD. Granted, they both sound better than a 320 MP3 by far to me, but not better than a CD. Was I doing something wrong? I used the same media player to test between the CD and the lossless formats.