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yes your players all of them, will support ALAC (Apple Lossless Audio Codec) you can convert using itunes, but no; you wont gain anything but less space on your player/HD by converting a lossy codec to lossless. you cant create something out of nothing
mp3 (or whatever lossy algorithm you are using) by its nature removes some data that it considers to be extraneous given the variables you give it ie. 128kbs this data is lost. lossless on the other hand AFAIK saves space by simply compressing the intact file without removing any data and then your DAP uncompresses it on the fly. thats one of the reasons that lossless uses more battery, as well as the fact that the drive has to do more work
Originally Posted by jweather /img/forum/go_quote.gif excuse me for being a newb, but by lossless source you mean something that can play lossless audio? I have a 5g ipod video 30g, a 3g nano and a 1st gen touch, I hope one of them will play lossless. What are you using to convert the files and if I convert the file (esp the lower kbps) will I gain anything? thanks in advance. |
yes your players all of them, will support ALAC (Apple Lossless Audio Codec) you can convert using itunes, but no; you wont gain anything but less space on your player/HD by converting a lossy codec to lossless. you cant create something out of nothing
mp3 (or whatever lossy algorithm you are using) by its nature removes some data that it considers to be extraneous given the variables you give it ie. 128kbs this data is lost. lossless on the other hand AFAIK saves space by simply compressing the intact file without removing any data and then your DAP uncompresses it on the fly. thats one of the reasons that lossless uses more battery, as well as the fact that the drive has to do more work