Ronnie

I really don't think it is as simple as that. It is necessary to take into account the equipment being used and the overall context of the system being used, i.e. how the various components interact with each other. My personal experience is that there is a considerable difference between Apple Lossless and WAV.

Your experience may be different and I agree, technically, Apple Lossless and WAV are the same. However, we are dealing with the dark art of sound quality here and technical theory and how this applies in practice is not always the same.

Meridian - G68J, UHD722, Rear Speakers: DSP5000s, Centre Speaker: DSP5000C
Naim - NDS, NAC52, NAP300, Front Speakers: SL2s
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