Pete7
Headphoneus Supremus
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I believe you are right. The file on the computer is the lossless file, but when it is transferred I'm getting the 352 lossy file. In actuality, it's a whole lot better than what I had before- files converted to higher bit rates, some more than once. So whatever the case, it's a world of difference compared to the sound I was getting out of the DAP before. Never really realized how much MP3 compression took away from the music. It's been an eye-opening experience.
| Originally Posted by _gl I don't know that particular codec, but looking at this page suggests that it produces two files, one that's lossy, and one that contains the information to make it lossless again. So it sounds to me like the different bitrates aren't all lossless, but 'inbetween' stages. Probably only the highest bitrate is truly lossless? Reference: http://www.sony.net/Products/ATRAC3/tech/aal.html |
I believe you are right. The file on the computer is the lossless file, but when it is transferred I'm getting the 352 lossy file. In actuality, it's a whole lot better than what I had before- files converted to higher bit rates, some more than once. So whatever the case, it's a world of difference compared to the sound I was getting out of the DAP before. Never really realized how much MP3 compression took away from the music. It's been an eye-opening experience.
