![]() This is known as hi-res audio, and it’s becoming a major trend in the digital audio world, especially among streaming music services like Tidal, Qobuz, and Amazon Music HD as they strive to differentiate themselves from Spotify and Apple Music. For this reason (and the fact that the format is license-free), FLAC has become the de facto lossless audio format, and it is supported by virtually all high-end audio components, which is why some many audiophiles have chosen to keep their music collection in this format.įLAC files have another strength: They can contain digital information that exceeds the quality of a CD if they are created from the same master recordings used to create the CD. FLAC files, with their lossless encoding, are still far smaller than the CD tracks from which they’re created, but they achieve this through compression only - no data is removed during the encoding of a FLAC file. Depending on the bitrate at which the MP3 was created, this loss of information can be barely noticeable, but to an audio purist, any loss is unacceptable. MP3 files are “lossy,” which means that in order to achieve a smaller file size, they discard some of the original information that was present on a CD track, and then compress what’s left. ![]() The “lossless” part is why it is often seen as superior to the ubiquitous MP3. (Note: If you’re already generally familiar with FLAC files, feel free to skip to the next section.)įLAC stands for Free Lossless Audio Codec. ![]() ![]() What are FLAC files, and what are their advantages? ![]()
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