Why not use MP3 instead of Flac ?

i reacon we could use mp3s because you dont really lose any quality when you convert flac to mp3

*white_queen* wrote:

i reacon we could use mp3s because you dont really lose any quality when you convert flac to mp3

But you can't make WAV files out of mp3 properly. If you want real CDs, then you use compression like FLAC that doesn't lose information.

WAV --> FLAC --> WAV === Lossless and Great
WAV --> FLAC --> MP3 --> WAV === Complete and utter shite

And now, we have come back to square one...

Zeni the Wet Sprocket wrote:

*white_queen* wrote:

i reacon we could use mp3s because you dont really lose any quality when you convert flac to mp3

But you can't make WAV files out of mp3 properly. If you want real CDs, then you use compression like FLAC that doesn't lose information.

WAV --> FLAC --> WAV === Lossless and Great
WAV --> FLAC --> MP3 --> WAV === Complete and utter shite

And now, we have come back to square one...

"WAV --> FLAC --> MP3 --> WAV" Why would anyone do the extra MP3 step if they want a WAV file?

If MP3 is so bad, why is iPOD so popular?

As most CD players nowadays play both WAV and MP3, there is no reason to convert WAV to MP3.

So MP3 contamination should not be an issue. Right?

marko87 wrote:

From good stereo system you can hear huge difference between 320 mp3 and flac.If you just use your computer speakers you can't hear the difference.I can't hear difference between 320 mp3 and flac on my computer speakers.When I trie those to on my stereos I can hear huge difference.

Perfectly said. That's all that needs to be said on this subject.

Bullwinkle wrote:

Zeni the Wet Sprocket wrote:

*white_queen* wrote:

i reacon we could use mp3s because you dont really lose any quality when you convert flac to mp3

But you can't make WAV files out of mp3 properly. If you want real CDs, then you use compression like FLAC that doesn't lose information.

WAV --> FLAC --> WAV === Lossless and Great
WAV --> FLAC --> MP3 --> WAV === Complete and utter shite

And now, we have come back to square one...

"WAV --> FLAC --> MP3 --> WAV" Why would anyone do the extra MP3 step if they want a WAV file?

If MP3 is so bad, why is iPOD so popular?

As most CD players nowadays play both WAV and MP3, there is no reason to convert WAV to MP3.

So MP3 contamination should not be an issue. Right?

Bear with me here. The quotes will be a mess.

My original reply was aimed at WQ, who said that we should trade MP3s. What I should have typed was WAV --> MP3 --> WAV === utter shite.

My point is that for those of us who want perfect CD copies, FLAC is what should be traded. Mp3 serves its purpose, but it also dilutes the actual files and the subsequent trading pool.

And, as was mentioned, MP3 does not sound nearly as good on a big stereo as WAV. That's how I listen to most of my music, and I'll bet there are many other out there that do too.