[Morbideath]

No tags. Used Mp3tag to remove just in case. Same results. A few bytes does not seems to matter to the overall listening quality as far as I can tell A/B ing them for few minutes.

That's odd. My experiment done years ago show total identical result, with also the same MD5 hash

 

[endlesswaves]

That's odd. They even have the same size on disk which is beyond me… the larger file size goes beyond size on disk

My experiment done years ago show total identical result, with also the same MD5 hash

Maybe it's because I used Sony Sound Forge to convert wav to flac? Let me try using dbpoweramp.

Same result using powerdbamp.

 

[515164]

Maybe it's because I used Sony Sound Forge to convert wav to flac? Let me try using dbpoweramp.

Same result using powerdbamp.

There has to be something related to the parameters that the encoder/decoder is being run with, as my experiment clearly shows that there are no differences.

 

[Queen6]

Disregard was wrong.

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[bflat]

I personally love FLAC. Without it, I could never say "WHAT THE FLAC?????" and not have to go to confession or put $1 in the swear jar.

 

[MrLocoLuciano]

This thread is turning nuts

 

[515164]

This thread is turning nuts

Well, just because some people can't accept the technical fact that the codec is lossless ) Again, I'm ok with some people perceiving differences between FLAC and WAV, that's not the point.

 

[Vitaly2017]

I travel internationally for work purpose (normally) so protection out weighed beauty and design.

Very quick & dirty



Hard case is similar to a Pelican Case, offering both shock and water resistance. Silicon case is dense and ribbed internally to absorb shock in the event of being dropped, without adding excessive bulk to the player.

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Wow can I have a link?

 

[Queen6]

That's odd. My experiment done years ago show total identical result, with also the same MD5 hash

All being equal should be as that's how the formats work to the best of my knowledge.

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[bflat]

This thread is turning nuts

As crazy as it is, I've come to and accepted the fact that a passionate community around numbers, science, and brand loyalty produce very heated and esoteric arguments. No different for automotive, smartphones, PC/laptops, digital photography, or power tools. However, go to a CanJam once this crazy pandemic is over and meet some of the folks here in person and you would swear you found a long lost brother/sister.

 

[Queen6]

Wow can I have a link?

I can, however I'm an expat in China so unsure of international shipping. Try searching for Fat Bear, FatBear & Fat&Bear, eBay has I believe. Pelican Case's are likely to be more durable, equally given the size, mass of the player and physical size the hard case is more than durable enough. I've obviously not tried to deliberately damage the hard case, equally it's resistant to external force.

What interested me is that they have both soft & hard case to fit WM1A/Z, with the latter being some form of polycarbonate. They offer multiple sizes from memory, you'll want the medium sized hard case. Silicon case has access to all ports & buttons including hold. Silicon comes in Black or Grey.

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[nc8000]

I can, however I'm an expat in China so unsure of international shipping. Try searching for Fat Bear, FatBear & Fat&Bear, eBay has I believe. Pelican Case's are likely to be more durable, equally given the size, mass of the player and physical size the hard case is more than durable enough. I've obviously not tried to deliberately damage the hard case, equally it's resistant to external force.

What interested me is that they have both soft & hard case to fit WM1A/Z, with the latter being some form of polycarbonate. They offer multiple sizes from memory, you'll want the medium sized hard case. Silicon case has access to all ports & buttons including hold. Silicon comes in Black or Grey.

Q-6

fat Bear cases are available at Amazon

 

[Queen6]

fat Bear cases are available at Amazon

There you go Direct links for Taobao are not useful outside China, Those in the West will be far better serve by Amazon. Case's aren't very elaborate or eye candy, they are however eminently practical in their own rights.

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[Queen6]

On to more important matters Stone Temple Pilots - Core

FLAC 96/24 - Creep a personal favourite, epic memories while watching Richard Stanley's ill fated The Island of Dr. Moreau. For those interested Lost Soul The Doomed Journey of Richard Stanley's Island of Dr Moreau is compelling watch, suitably followed by the feature....

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[Vitaly2017]

There you go Direct links for Taobao are not useful outside China, Those in the West will be far better serve by Amazon. Case's aren't very elaborate or eye candy, they are however eminently practical in their own rights.

Q-6

Yea but I wanted that pelican case )