M4a is a lossy compression format and inferior to the wav format. But wav files don’t accommodate meta data. If you’re going to rip your files again, it would probably be best to use a file type that has no loss - such as flac - but that can also include meta data.
CD ripping
Most of my 600 CDs were ripped thorough iTunes as m4a format.
Is it worth re doing this to wav ?
my 2 Channel system is oppo 105 to rega brio r and epos 11 speakers.
If worthwhile any advise on how I should do it myself or reco on services to outsource to?
Appreciate any guidance.
steve
Is it worth re doing this to wav ?
my 2 Channel system is oppo 105 to rega brio r and epos 11 speakers.
If worthwhile any advise on how I should do it myself or reco on services to outsource to?
Appreciate any guidance.
steve
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ghosthouse Not sure about the correctness of cleeds comments w/respect to M4a from ALACHuh? I never mentioned ALAC. You must be confused. |
ghosthouse I associated the M4a extension with ALAC only. Didn’t realize, as Al points out, that M4A can also be for AAC.I didn't know m4a could be lossless, either. Thanks to Al for the info! Hence ASSumed you were talking about ALAC. Still, a general statement that M4a is lossy/ compressed is not 100% accurate given the possible association with ALAC. No offense intendedQuite so! No offense taken! |