Lossy doesn't live here anymore...
Aug 9, 2007 at 11:41 AM Thread Starter Post #1 of 13

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have i entered the realms of audio snobbery?

After enjoying a long term relationship of going on ten years now with Delores, aka Lossy, i have reached that critical juncture in anyones relationship, and reavaluating whats best for me, and in this complex and soul searching process it has become clear that as each day passes, i feel i could distance myself from Lossy and maybe soon, even contemplate a separation, to give me the space i need (or is that lack of space?) i feel guilty for even considering it as Lossy has loyally stuck with me all these years and given me many fond memories, which i sometimes, even now, replay in my mind.

I am growing tired of hearing the same old thing day in day out, like a stuck record, and am constantly being subjected to a less than clarified situation regarding details, details about our future, which i hold very dear to me, therefore i think i may have to slowly break it to Lossy that i have found someone else, not the obligatory, newer model, more subtle than that, like someone with new ideas and a fresh way of looking at things, someone who i think on the face of it, although having a larger than life character, has a fine, complex, studious personality, someone i hope i would be compatible with, and whom would be compatible with my friends

her name is Flacenthia, Flac for short, i am so amped to have met her, she has a bass near to my pad, and she is increasingly taking up a larger volume of my time each day.

I feel tremendously bad about the whole situation and sometimes wonder whether there could be a time when i could see Lossy again, a somewhat amicable split maybe, maybe, selfishly i could manufacture an open source relationship, keeping Lossy and her replacement in the picture, so many variables to think of though.

I have now pretty much turned my back on Lossy, but cant help feeling that she may have some input in the future, a time when i need a quick, no frills, uncomplicated contact.

A few days have elapsed now since expressing my concern to Lossy, should i look to keep my options open, and not burn my bridges, and leave it so i could always see Lossy again, possibly a telephone call to just hear her voice again sometime down the line?

I can tell you guys are gonna rip me for this, as i know i am have become snobby since meeting the new kid on the block but, i feel that once you've "sampled Flac you cant go back"

your opinions would really be of help during this difficult time.











...Lossy used to room on the second floor

[size=xx-small]DISCLAIMER: All characters appearing in this drivel are fictitious. Any resemblance to real persons, past or present is purely coincidental.[/size]
 
Aug 9, 2007 at 11:59 AM Post #2 of 13
Flacenthia. I can't tell if that's funny or hilarious. They can (and do) live side by side. There is a place for L. in your life (any of the less important music in your collection, but don't tell her that).

Don't forget to give L. and F. a fair hearing. Some will argue to (ridiculous) ends that they can/cannot hear differences, so let thine ears be-eth the judge. And anyway, Flacenthia can be a wool in sheep's clothing, or whatever. Sheep in wool's clothing? Whatever.
 
Aug 9, 2007 at 1:38 PM Post #4 of 13
hahaha, good one. Welcome to the club buddy
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Careful though.....some may want to get a piece of you for that statement. You know, lossless fanboys are delusional bunch.
 
Aug 9, 2007 at 1:45 PM Post #5 of 13
Welcome to the club!
I turned my back on lossy encoding some 4-5 years ago, and use lossless whenever possible.
 
Aug 9, 2007 at 2:48 PM Post #7 of 13
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Originally Posted by EFN /img/forum/go_quote.gif
hahaha, good one. Welcome to the club buddy
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Careful though.....some may want to get a piece of you for that statement. You know, lossless fanboys are delusional bunch.



Oyvay.

OP - thanks for a fun read.

Since you asked for an opinion....

Store lossless, transcode to whatever lossy bitrate is transparent for you for your portable device.
Having said that...
There are those who just feel the need for lossless. If that gives you a warm fuzzy then by all means......FLAC will never disappoint of course (unless your ears are telling you that there are differences in lossless formats....no wait...that's just crazy talk).

Or you mind that she starts taking up all your closet space.
Or you may get remorsful if you realize many of Lossy's missing details and artifacts were not her fault (on the original).

The cool thing is.... FLAC can become any lossy you want....the reverse is impossible.

Lastly....No, it's only snobbery if you insinuate that your equipment and/or ears are "better" than someone else's to validate your lossless love.
 
Aug 9, 2007 at 7:36 PM Post #8 of 13
I tried lossless once. It was nice. Then the batteries ran out.
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Aug 9, 2007 at 8:23 PM Post #9 of 13
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Originally Posted by Night Surfer /img/forum/go_quote.gif
Oyvay.

OP - thanks for a fun read.

Since you asked for an opinion....

Store lossless, transcode to whatever lossy bitrate is transparent for you for your portable device.
Having said that...
There are those who just feel the need for lossless. If that gives you a warm fuzzy then by all means......FLAC will never disappoint of course (unless your ears are telling you that there are differences in lossless formats....no wait...that's just crazy talk).

Or you mind that she starts taking up all your closet space.
Or you may get remorsful if you realize many of Lossy's missing details and artifacts were not her fault (on the original).

The cool thing is.... FLAC can become any lossy you want....the reverse is impossible.

Lastly....No, it's only snobbery if you insinuate that your equipment and/or ears are "better" than someone else's to validate your lossless love.



x2. I'm reripping my CDs to Apple Lossless. I still keep 128 ACC on my iPod because in an ABX test, I can't hear a difference.

Edit: From my PC, I listen to the lossless.
 
Aug 9, 2007 at 11:40 PM Post #10 of 13
I don't pretend to say that I can hear specific differences in detailing with lossy/lossless, BUT I can definitely hear a difference in the body of the sound. Lossless sounds much fuller and intriguing than lossless, which sounds dull and a bit flat IMHO.
 
Aug 10, 2007 at 12:31 AM Post #11 of 13
You people are crazy with all this lossless/lossy crap. I can't hear a difference between lossless and 96k encoding....






















I'm kidding.
 
Aug 10, 2007 at 12:57 AM Post #13 of 13
Quote:

Originally Posted by Night Surfer /img/forum/go_quote.gif
Oyvay.

Since you asked for an opinion....

Store lossless, transcode to whatever lossy bitrate is transparent for you for your portable device.
The cool thing is.... FLAC can become any lossy you want....the reverse is impossible.

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I agree, Flac flows on the sine of the wav...
 

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