Originally Posted by Ronnie
Originally Posted by dr.bill
AppleTV HDMI out to HD621 is unbeatable. Sure there will be those that claim FLAC at higher rez will sound better than apple lossless but what they may be hearing w/ their supersonic ears are intergalactic frequencies on top of the music and/or their brains conforming to specs?

AppleTV or better yet the new mini hdmi out will be superior to anything else out there in simple terms and flexibility etc. And question 3 of this original thread is satisfied, imnsho.
HI Bill
I really don't think anyone around here is claiming that Apple Lossless sounds worse than FLAC.or vice versa

With good, careful rips, I think most agree that ALAC = FLAC = Redbook CD. All 16/44

Again, I think that most agree that 24/96 sounds better than 16/44 when proper care is taken with the masters etc.

Again, this would apply whether the Data is Losslessly Compressed or not, thru FLAC or ALAC

So, what people are saying is NOT that FLAC is better than ALAC, but that 24/96 High Res sounds better than 16/44

Amarra and Pur Music Players allow for the seamless playback of BOTH 16// and 24/96 Music Tracks, without needing to close and reopen iTunes. They also do their own things with Apple's Core Audio which they say allows for playback improvement. Pure Music's Hog Mode and Memory Playback from RAM only are particularly worthy of note IMHO

YOU actually claimed FLAC was better, but then again it was YOU that claimed a spinner would always be superior to streaming. Anyhow, moving along........

I'd like someone who claims that 24/96 of a REDBOOK CD RIP sounds better than 16/44 as served up via macmini or any other methed into SAME setup do a detailed A/B comparison. That'd be fun.