Is FLAC worth it?

[KeeperOfThePizza]

 Is flac really at all worth it? is there a noticeably big difference or is it minimal? I have 500watt sound system with sub. Just wondering if that format is worth it or not. Thanks!

[Draconian Guppy]

I decided to go to the site you mentioned.... pretty funny.

Beats are not even in top 100 (I stopped looking after 100)

I dont want to kick a dead horse, but I think it is like a Cadiilac.  The average layman think they are pretty awesome, but people who have had the pleasure of driving a Rolls Royce feel sorry for the Cadillac lovers, and what to show them what they are missing...thats all.

Enron, I am not picking on you per se, just want you to look @ the bigger picture.  When you listen to the high-end stuff - you too will want to show the people who think the Beats by Dre are the among the best, what the best actually is. ;)

 

head fi for teh win eh?

For heaven's sake. Please tell me you have realized by now that he's putting you on...  :|

Took me a while, but still had to reply :laugh:

[ESC@PE]

I want a pair of wireless earbuds in the WORST way. I can't believe nothing like that exists yet. And no, I wouldnt be nervous about losing one of the earbuds, I am not sloppy like that. 
I remember recently there was a post on here that showed a kickstarter or something similar for the wireless earbuds that came in a carrying case/chargeable tube. But I think they were expensive and now I forgot what they were called.

[Kriz]

What quality are Spotify tracks?

 

Havnt downloaded an mp3 for a few years now..

[Draconian Guppy]

I want a pair of wireless earbuds in the WORST way. I can't believe nothing like that exists yet. And no, I wouldnt be nervous about losing one of the earbuds, I am not sloppy like that. 

I remember recently there was a post on here that showed a kickstarter or something similar for the wireless earbuds that came in a carrying case/chargeable tube. But I think they were expensive and now I forgot what they were called.

there are several:

 

http://www.motorola.com/us/accessories-headphones-speakers/S11-HD-or-S11-Flex-HD-Wireless-Stereo-Headphones/m-S11-

Combined.html

 

http://www.amazon.com/Plantronics-BackBeat-GO-Bluetooth-Wireless/dp/B00DIOALPE/ref=lp_509316_1_13/187-4924645-9059751?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1407850731&sr=1-13

 

http://www.amazon.com/Jarv-Wireless-Bluetooth-Headphones-Microphone/dp/B00H2QUD9S/ref=lp_509316_1_18/187-4924645-9059751?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1407850731&sr=1-18

 

http://www.amazon.com/Wireless-Headphones-Accessories-Supplies/b?ie=UTF8&node=509316

[Guest]

What quality are Spotify tracks?

 

Havnt downloaded an mp3 for a few years now..

What quality are Spotify tracks?

 

Havnt downloaded an mp3 for a few years now..

What quality are Spotify tracks?

 

Havnt downloaded an mp3 for a few years now..

 

A very bad one.

 

Go to Beatport or Juno if you want quality files.

 

A very bad one.

 

Go to Beatport or Juno if you want quality files.

 

A very bad one.

 

Go to Beatport or Juno if you want quality files.

[ESC@PE]

there are several:

 

 

Thanks for the tips but my ears cannot properly fit those types of earbuds. I was referring to a set with this style earbud (but totally without wires):

http://www.amazon.com/Sony-MDRE9LP-BLK-Ear-Buds/dp/B004RE3YNA/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1407850944&sr=8-4&keywords=sony+earbuds

For some reason they just fit (and stay in my ears) much better then the styled ones you linked to.

 

[Kriz]

A very bad one.

 

Go to Beatport or Juno if you want quality files.

 

A very bad one.

 

Go to Beatport or Juno if you want quality files.

 

A very bad one.

 

Go to Beatport or Juno if you want quality files.

Thank you

 

Thank you

 

Thank you

 

:laugh:

[Andre S. Veteran]

128 kbps mp3 is passe... you picked a very weak format to pick on. Try 128 kbps Opus and m4a, which were engineered to eliminate mpeg 1 layer 3's weaknesses and more.

I was replying to a comment mentioning 128kbps MP3 as indistinguishable from 320kbps.

[T3X4S]

I knew some of Enron's stuff was kidding, but wasnt sure about his affinity to beats - now that I know it was all a joke, I like him :)

[Atlantico]

If I could choose, I'd have all my photos in PNG and all my music in FLAC. Lossless compression is good enough when hard drive space is counted in terabytes and they're cheap to boot. I'm fine with lossy compression in a general sort of way, but it is not my preference. I prefer lossless in all cases.

[Draconian Guppy]

For storage lossless

 

For on the go (smartphone, tablets) compressed formats

[RichardK]

Store everything using FLAC or APE, then if you need to convert to MP3 or any other compressed format, you can do so easily.