tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36201586.post6878482528640160091..comments2023-01-05T21:58:34.019+00:00Comments on Derek says:: Ripping to FLAC with Exact Audio CopyDerek Fowlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09963865123124577525noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36201586.post-38809207961931905002016-06-23T02:00:27.001+01:002016-06-23T02:00:27.001+01:00your post totally solved the problem i've been...your post totally solved the problem i've been googling for the past two hours thxAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36201586.post-6339483751477808342011-11-04T12:26:11.803+00:002011-11-04T12:26:11.803+00:00Hi, Great guide Derek. I've been using EAC for...Hi, Great guide Derek. I've been using EAC for some time now to rip CD's to FLAC. But suddenly it is giving me WAV files instead and I cannot find out why! Any ideas anyone?<br />Thanks TomTom Roylenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36201586.post-70356298939213591012011-05-28T17:33:00.120+01:002011-05-28T17:33:00.120+01:00You are correct, if you can not hear the differenc...You are correct, if you can not hear the difference between FLAC and max MP3 then either your listen system is of poor quality or your hearing is badly damaged.<br /><br />I have done FLAC vs MP3 tests on my home hi fi system and it was only then that I realised how degraded the MP3 version is.<br />MP3 sounded like it had the guts sucked out of it. Since discovering this I only rip my CDs to FLAC using EAC.<br />FLAC sounds very close to the original CD and that difference is only caused by the quality of the DAC used in playback of the FLAC.<br />If it was possible to play the FLAC back through the DAC that is in the CD player then the CD and FLAC would sound identical.JGCnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36201586.post-89456054676372984212011-03-15T16:21:25.792+00:002011-03-15T16:21:25.792+00:00Also depends on your ears and the quality of the o...Also depends on your ears and the quality of the original recording.<br /><br />All those variables make a difference and the degree of improvement you'll notice from MP3 to FLAC will be less if your MP3 is ripped at a high bitrate e.g. 320kbps.<br /><br />As for quality of system iPods, for example, are quite capable of reproducing good audio provided you have some decent headphones so you don't need to spend big bucks on hi-fi separates to hear the difference. What you wont get from them however is deep bass as they just don't have the power to drive headphones properly, for that you need a dedicated headphone amp.Derek Fowlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09963865123124577525noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36201586.post-82595377778280451082011-03-15T15:58:52.677+00:002011-03-15T15:58:52.677+00:00I ripped a song in both FLAC and mp3 formats and c...I ripped a song in both FLAC and mp3 formats and couldn't tell the difference between the two when I played them. I guess it depends on the quality of your speaker system or the type of music you listen to.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36201586.post-8060717092945336782010-11-30T08:11:48.835+00:002010-11-30T08:11:48.835+00:00Thanks. Really helpfull getting started guide.Thanks. Really helpfull getting started guide.Milterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12700713477096425107noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36201586.post-32180865822047802822010-09-21T04:23:46.482+01:002010-09-21T04:23:46.482+01:00Dito. Thanks for the guide to ripping. Excellent r...Dito. Thanks for the guide to ripping. Excellent results.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36201586.post-29785455573209657232009-04-09T19:27:00.000+01:002009-04-09T19:27:00.000+01:00Thanks for this idiots guide Derek.Much appreciate...Thanks for this idiots guide Derek.<BR/>Much appreciated by this idiot.<BR/><BR/>KenUnsteadyKenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17009936550949539481noreply@blogger.com