From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 MIME-Version: 1.0 In-Reply-To: References: <9fbffeffeff29482f4f62d6f1054194a@felloff.net> Date: Mon, 9 Dec 2013 22:53:15 +0000 Message-ID: From: Conor Williams To: Fans of the OS Plan 9 from Bell Labs <9fans@9fans.net> Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=001a11c3674278d71c04ed21dc59 Subject: Re: [9fans] music storage Topicbox-Message-UUID: 94cff8ee-ead8-11e9-9d60-3106f5b1d025 --001a11c3674278d71c04ed21dc59 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 FLAC seems huge (again) compared to Mp3 but I will try the Flac - according to: http://www.head-fi.org/t/654057/alac-vs-flac there is good compression alright... On Mon, Dec 9, 2013 at 10:18 PM, Steven Stallion wrote: > Honestly ALAC isn't half bad. I believe the compression ratio is > around 40-50%. Given how plentiful storage is these days, it was a > small price to pay for everlasting quality. > > On Mon, Dec 9, 2013 at 4:13 PM, Conor Williams > wrote: > > jees, i traded a bit of quality for space > > > > > > On Mon, Dec 9, 2013 at 9:04 PM, Steven Stallion > wrote: > >> > >> I gave up some time back and ripped the family's cd collection (around > >> 500 discs) to ALAC. After that I converted most to AAC for listening > >> on audio players and left the original rips sitting in storage. > >> Needless to say, Goodwill was a little surprised to find 500 discs > >> donated at once! > >> > >> On Mon, Dec 9, 2013 at 2:52 PM, Steve Simon wrote: > >> >> just downloading a torrent with the mp3's seems simpler > >> >> than swapping cd's. :) > >> > > >> > Just beware, in my experience of this (for research purposes, > >> > yes really!) many, if not most CD images in WAV or PCM format > >> > are in fact decodes of MP3s, and many of these where low bitrate > >> > MP3s which are nasty. > >> > > >> > personally I have moved away from compressed audio, not because > >> > I distrust compression, but I like browsing through a pile of CDs > >> > looking for somthing that matches my mood - for me the user interface > >> > is better; perhaps its my age. > >> > > >> > -Steve > >> > > >> > > > > --001a11c3674278d71c04ed21dc59 Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
FLAC seems huge (again) compared to Mp3 but I will try the= Flac - according to:
there is good compression alright...
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On Mon, Dec 9, 2013 at 10:18 PM, Steven = Stallion <sstallion@gmail.com> wrote:
Honestly ALAC isn't half bad. I believe = the compression ratio is
around 40-50%. Given how plentiful storage is these days, it was a
small price to pay for everlasting quality.

On Mon, Dec 9, 2013 at 4:13 PM, Conor Williams <conor.williams@gmail.com> wrote:
> jees, i traded a bit of quality for space
>
>
> On Mon, Dec 9, 2013 at 9:04 PM, Steven Stallion <sstallion@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> I gave up some time back and ripped the family's cd collection= (around
>> 500 discs) to ALAC. After that I converted most to AAC for listeni= ng
>> on audio players and left the original rips sitting in storage. >> Needless to say, Goodwill was a little surprised to find 500 discs=
>> donated at once!
>>
>> On Mon, Dec 9, 2013 at 2:52 PM, Steve Simon <steve@quintile.net> wrote:
>> >> just downloading a torrent with the mp3's seems simpl= er
>> >> than swapping cd's. :)
>> >
>> > Just beware, in my experience of this (for research purposes,=
>> > yes really!) many, if not most CD images in WAV or PCM format=
>> > are in fact decodes of MP3s, and many of these where low bitr= ate
>> > MP3s which are nasty.
>> >
>> > personally I have moved away from compressed audio, not becau= se
>> > I distrust compression, but I like browsing through a pile of= CDs
>> > looking for somthing that matches my mood - for me the user i= nterface
>> > is better; perhaps its my age.
>> >
>> > -Steve
>> >
>>
>


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