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Maximising FLAC compression to minimise disk usage
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<blockquote data-quote="Marakasmalan" data-source="post: 710365" data-attributes="member: 17440"><p>I must agree fully with RJ.</p><p></p><p>Though encoding at maximum level (level 8) is more resource intensive than a lower level, there is almost no difference in the resources require for decoding - one of the strengths of FLAC.</p><p></p><p>Furthermore, it is a mathematical certainty - FLAC also has error checking, using cyclic redundancy check checksums for streaming protocol and somewhere a MD5hash, though this is for raw PCM data.</p><p></p><p>Compared to ALAC, ALAC uses the mp4 container does not allow for error checking and also is capable of DRM, though I do not think Apple uses that on ALAC, but I know very little of Apple's music distribution and methods.</p><p></p><p>For sure, the digital stream is bit-perfect by the time it gets to your DAC, there is no dispute about that, irrespective of encoding level used.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Marakasmalan, post: 710365, member: 17440"] I must agree fully with RJ. Though encoding at maximum level (level 8) is more resource intensive than a lower level, there is almost no difference in the resources require for decoding - one of the strengths of FLAC. Furthermore, it is a mathematical certainty - FLAC also has error checking, using cyclic redundancy check checksums for streaming protocol and somewhere a MD5hash, though this is for raw PCM data. Compared to ALAC, ALAC uses the mp4 container does not allow for error checking and also is capable of DRM, though I do not think Apple uses that on ALAC, but I know very little of Apple's music distribution and methods. For sure, the digital stream is bit-perfect by the time it gets to your DAC, there is no dispute about that, irrespective of encoding level used. [/QUOTE]
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