Sonos, FLACs and being arsed...
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No, it won't but last time I looked flac was better supported than ALAC which might be important in the future.
As it happens, Dbpoweramp uses an alac codec too so still recommended.
Ripping a whole library to alac only to find issues with compatibility later would be a pain similar to that experienced by the poor souls who ripped to MP3 the first time round to save file size.
Sound quality flac vs alac should be indentical, no argument there.
As it happens, Dbpoweramp uses an alac codec too so still recommended.
Ripping a whole library to alac only to find issues with compatibility later would be a pain similar to that experienced by the poor souls who ripped to MP3 the first time round to save file size.
Sound quality flac vs alac should be indentical, no argument there.
Edited by legzr1 on Saturday 23 September 09:27
Big sigh...
From the post above it reads as if a member needs to rip a sizeable amount of CDs to a NAS to be played back using sonos or perhaps a better sounding system in the near future.
There is no need to use iTunes, no need to stick to alac and, as I've already said, actually ripping to alac could be a mistake going forward. Conversion at a later date would take time and introduces the possibility of tagging going to pot.
In my real life, honest and genuine opinion - rip and tag to flac using dbpoweramp.
Forget alac.
Forget iTunes - I suspect it was only mentioned as this used to be a 'go to' solution for those with limited storage using low bitrate files.
These days, no need for either. Upcoming support for flac in iOS and Apple TV shows even apple get this.
Just friendly advice. He and yourself are perfectly free to ignore it.
From the post above it reads as if a member needs to rip a sizeable amount of CDs to a NAS to be played back using sonos or perhaps a better sounding system in the near future.
There is no need to use iTunes, no need to stick to alac and, as I've already said, actually ripping to alac could be a mistake going forward. Conversion at a later date would take time and introduces the possibility of tagging going to pot.
In my real life, honest and genuine opinion - rip and tag to flac using dbpoweramp.
Forget alac.
Forget iTunes - I suspect it was only mentioned as this used to be a 'go to' solution for those with limited storage using low bitrate files.
These days, no need for either. Upcoming support for flac in iOS and Apple TV shows even apple get this.
Just friendly advice. He and yourself are perfectly free to ignore it.
Edited by legzr1 on Saturday 23 September 11:54
R6VED said:
I combine Spotify with 7 Sonos speakers around the house; as a family we listen to so much more music than we ever did, as it is just so easy and immediate.
I gave up on ITunes and CD's immediately after getting the new set up.
Can't fault it.
Same for me apart from the fact that I use a Sonos Amp with some quality Tannoy speakersI gave up on ITunes and CD's immediately after getting the new set up.
Can't fault it.
to stream from Spotify.
legzr1 said:
Magic919 said:
I didn’t ask any questions.
Nor actually add much but don't let that stop your helpful one-liners.Magic just offered an alternative view which you seemed to have taken offence to.
Anyway OP
I redid all my cd's last year. Just plod away.
However, I hardly every listen to the cd's on the nas as streaming is so much easier.
And my wife actually uses the Sonos now Ive hooked up a dot to the play5.
Looking forward to full integration
Edited by Gary C on Saturday 23 September 16:22
I'd use Spotify on their 'extreme' setting which is 320kb/s files. This is still very compressed, but more than good enough of playing through Sonos.
You can download the tracks to listen to in offline mode, so you should just be able to leave that running overnight and you'll never actually have to stream the tracks.
Tidal would be better as it is lossless, but not sure how much you can cache offline with that.
Ripping CDs is a pain, but still worth it if you can get through the boredom factor. I did mine over the course of a few months, just trying to remember to a CD into the drive each time I walked passed the computer.
It is still nice to have them because I can tell the difference between Spotify and the ALAC files when played through my half-decent DAC and hifi system. For pushing around the house to smaller speakers, I just use Spotify because the interface is easier and the sound the same.
You can download the tracks to listen to in offline mode, so you should just be able to leave that running overnight and you'll never actually have to stream the tracks.
Tidal would be better as it is lossless, but not sure how much you can cache offline with that.
Ripping CDs is a pain, but still worth it if you can get through the boredom factor. I did mine over the course of a few months, just trying to remember to a CD into the drive each time I walked passed the computer.
It is still nice to have them because I can tell the difference between Spotify and the ALAC files when played through my half-decent DAC and hifi system. For pushing around the house to smaller speakers, I just use Spotify because the interface is easier and the sound the same.
garyhun said:
R6VED said:
I combine Spotify with 7 Sonos speakers around the house; as a family we listen to so much more music than we ever did, as it is just so easy and immediate.
I gave up on ITunes and CD's immediately after getting the new set up.
Can't fault it.
Same for me apart from the fact that I use a Sonos Amp with some quality Tannoy speakersI gave up on ITunes and CD's immediately after getting the new set up.
Can't fault it.
to stream from Spotify.
For reference we use the above playing FLAC, but also in other rooms such as the kitchen, use Spotify a lot for the convenience. Best of both worlds, which is why I'm still a fan of Sonos.
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