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2012 Boots FLAC - How to play?

F5AgainstOneF5AgainstOne New Hampshire, USA Posts: 1,462
edited February 2013 in The Porch
I'm wanting to check out the HD FLACs.

What are people using for playback?
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Hartford, CT 10/25/13
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    RedMosquito02RedMosquito02 Posts: 2,560
    VLC player rocks 8-)
    33...
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    F5AgainstOneF5AgainstOne New Hampshire, USA Posts: 1,462
    VLC player rocks 8-)
    Thanks, I'll try that one.

    Anybody ever try this?
    http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/flac-player/id390532592?mt=8
    EV Solo Boston 6/16/11
    East Troy 9/3/11
    East Troy 9/4/11
    Amsterdam 6/26/12
    Amsterdam 6/27/12
    Wrigley Field 7/19-20/13
    Worcester, MA 10/15/13
    Worcester, MA 10/16/13
    Hartford, CT 10/25/13
    Seattle, WA 12/06/13
    Denver, CO 10/22/14
    Fenway 2016 #1
    Fenway 2016 #2
    Fenway 2018 #1
    Fenway 2018 #2
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    dimitrispearljamdimitrispearljam NINUNINOPRO Posts: 139,158
    VLC player rocks 8-)
    exactly the way im Listening the show of the last decade,aka the Cocaine show right now...
    "...Dimitri...He talks to me...'.."The Ghost of Greece..".
    "..That's One Happy Fuckin Ghost.."
    “..That came up on the Pillow Case...This is for the Greek, With Our Apologies.....”
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    I use foobar2000. Of the three media players I used, (VLC, Foobar, and mediamonkey) I think foobar did the best of decoding.
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    demetriosdemetrios Canada Posts: 87,837
    On the PC, I use:

    VLC Player .. http://www.videolan.org/
    Winamp .. http://www.winamp.com/

    :)
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    F5AgainstOneF5AgainstOne New Hampshire, USA Posts: 1,462
    Another Question...

    I have the Mp3s which are roughly 250 kbps (VBR).

    These sound amazing, the mix is the best I've heard... so regardless of format these are already way better than previous mp3s.

    That being said, How much better are the FLACs? Has anyone compared 2012 mp3s to 2012 FLACs

    I mean, if somebody is comparing a 2012 FLAC to a 2009 mp3, that doesn't help me really.

    Also...
    If I order the CD of the boots, is that better, same or worse than FLAC files?
    EV Solo Boston 6/16/11
    East Troy 9/3/11
    East Troy 9/4/11
    Amsterdam 6/26/12
    Amsterdam 6/27/12
    Wrigley Field 7/19-20/13
    Worcester, MA 10/15/13
    Worcester, MA 10/16/13
    Hartford, CT 10/25/13
    Seattle, WA 12/06/13
    Denver, CO 10/22/14
    Fenway 2016 #1
    Fenway 2016 #2
    Fenway 2018 #1
    Fenway 2018 #2
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    My3rdEyeMy3rdEye Posts: 926
    Another Question...

    I have the Mp3s which are roughly 250 kbps (VBR).

    These sound amazing, the mix is the best I've heard... so regardless of format these are already way better than previous mp3s.

    That being said, How much better are the FLACs? Has anyone compared 2012 mp3s to 2012 FLACs

    I mean, if somebody is comparing a 2012 FLAC to a 2009 mp3, that doesn't help me really.

    Also...
    If I order the CD of the boots, is that better, same or worse than FLAC files?

    FLAC/FLAC-HD is pretty much the same quality as a CD. They are compressed but lossless format so they are the best sounding files you can get. I can't imagine any human can tell the difference between a FLAC and a CD when listening.

    The difference you'll see in FLAC files compared to even high quality MP3s is higher highs and lower lows. Basically a fuller sound.
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    Flac-hd is actually better than CD. It has a high sampling rate and greater bit depth.
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    has anyone been able to successfully put the flac-hd versions into itunes?
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    demetriosdemetrios Canada Posts: 87,837
    has anyone been able to successfully put the flac-hd versions into itunes?

    Why go the Flac-HD route to iTunes where you'll have to convert the file to a format Apple can read it where as you can just download the Alac-HD format (that works for the Apple software) over @ http://www.livedownloads.com/live-music ... loads.html .
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    PJ SwedenPJ Sweden Posts: 855
    demetrios wrote:
    has anyone been able to successfully put the flac-hd versions into itunes?

    Why go the Flac-HD route to iTunes where you'll have to convert the file to a format Apple can read it where as you can just download the Alac-HD format (that works for the Apple software) over @ http://www.livedownloads.com/live-music ... loads.html .
    This is the best way for ITunes on a Mac!!! And ALAC or FLAC hd are way better sounding
    Than mp3 of course and even normal FLAC or a cd. But they require some capable hardware
    To make a difference! It IS worth it.
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    Indifference71Indifference71 Chicago Posts: 14,744
    demetrios wrote:
    has anyone been able to successfully put the flac-hd versions into itunes?

    Why go the Flac-HD route to iTunes where you'll have to convert the file to a format Apple can read it where as you can just download the Alac-HD format (that works for the Apple software) over @ http://www.livedownloads.com/live-music ... loads.html .


    Are there any issues transferring these files onto an iPod from iTunes ?
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    dimitrispearljamdimitrispearljam NINUNINOPRO Posts: 139,158
    and play them loud!!!!!!!!!!!!!
    "...Dimitri...He talks to me...'.."The Ghost of Greece..".
    "..That's One Happy Fuckin Ghost.."
    “..That came up on the Pillow Case...This is for the Greek, With Our Apologies.....”
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    demetriosdemetrios Canada Posts: 87,837
    demetrios wrote:
    has anyone been able to successfully put the flac-hd versions into itunes?

    Why go the Flac-HD route to iTunes where you'll have to convert the file to a format Apple can read it where as you can just download the Alac-HD format (that works for the Apple software) over @ http://www.livedownloads.com/live-music ... loads.html .


    Are there any issues transferring these files onto an iPod from iTunes ?

    I don't know myself cause I don't own any Apple products but if the site say's the Alac & Alac HD Apple files will play on your iTunes, iPod, iPad, iPhone etc.. I don't think there will be any issues.
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    Someone from here posted on the apple forums that they were having issues playing alac-hd. I googled alac-hd and it was the first thing to show up. Maybe we should make another thread so we don't continue to hijack
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    2-feign-reluctance2-feign-reluctance TigerTown, USA Posts: 23,143
    Bump for a few folks looking for suggestions on how to convert these!
    www.cluthelee.com
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