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Rodnys_Danger666 OP t1_j8ar8xm wrote

Reply to comment by nknotz in Software Advice For Major Set Up Changes by Rodnys_Danger666

A lot of what I have is in alac. The cds wre ripped straight I think. I'm going to re-rip all from cd borrowed from my local library. I'll try some of my favs in 16/44 and 24/96. And if I can't hear a noticeable difference. I'll rip all in 16/44. Subtle differences won't count with me. As I'm not trying to hear studio mice farting. Just great playback thru my HP set up. And for when I stream it to my two channel set up.

Thanks for the advice.

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nknotz t1_j8azqsx wrote

In case you don't know, all CDs are WAV files and 16/44. You can't add any more information than is already there so ripping at 24/96 is the exact same as ripping at 16/44.

The only real choices to make are whether to compress (FLAC or ALAC) lossless files or not (WAV or AIFF) or create lossy (mp3 or m4a) files for the smaller size. Honestly, I prefer uncompressed AIFF. Some people say they can't hear a difference; I can. But that's the real choice. Rip some things at AIFF and ALAC and A/B test them to see for yourself.

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