Originally Posted By: rharv
Also, FWIW I don't think Flac is truly 'lossless' .. in other words if you decompress a Flac file there will be differences between it and the original. Easily proven empirically.

I tested a number of compression formats and sample rates some years back, deciding which I'd use.
With FLAC, I compressed WAV files to FLAC, then decompressed the FLAC to a WAV, then did a binary compare of the files. They were identical; not a single bit of error.
I did that with a number of files and the outcomes were the same.


Jazz relative beginner, starting at a much older age than was helpful.
AVL:MXE Linux; Windows 11
BIAB2024 Audiophile, a bunch of other software.
Kawai MP6, Ui24R, Focusrite Saffire Pro40 and Scarletts
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