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Ernie
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I originally used ALAC because of having Apple devices. I never really though much of the sound I was getting still preferring CD, it was convenient. I’ve recently had a go with FLAC. It appears I have to rip everything again! To my ear holes it’s much better sound wise.
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Ash
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I don't wish to go with a format that favours any one operating system or computer architecture, preferring a universal and versatile format. It's more about data preservation than anything else. I'd rather have 10-20 massive SSDs/HDDs than hundreds or thousands of discs and plastic cases. I don't have the space to store it all and online downloads for it are either dreadful quality and/or illegally obtained. It is the audio that evokes my emotional response and enjoyment, not usually the physical product I am holding. Although a few of my albums have beautiful artwork that enhances the experience and I probably would keep them. The uncertainty is why I have horded discs but not created longterm archival rips.
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jwatson
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You shouldn't have to rip anything again when moving from one lossless format to another. I use Linux so would use either ffmpeg (command line) or Soundconverter (GUI) to perfrom the conversion. It's worth researching to see what's available on your own operating system as the conversion preserves the metadata, the bane of file based music storage.
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Fatmangolf
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JWatson replied before I could. It is really easy to batch covert the old files to a new file type and preserve the metadata. It will take time if you have a large library but is much faster than re-ripping. After a test run on a couple of albums you could do the conversion in stages as I did rather than starting one massive batch. I recommend the new files go into a different folder.
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Jon
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