Gerrardasnails
Well-known member
spring3r:
I have found the difference in quality between lossy and lossless format to be significant even in the absence of external DACs.
I have a pretty good system. The sound I'm getting at the moment is superb. I use FLAC and a smattering of wav files that I haven't reconverted yet (I ripped to wav and then realised the metadata issue was a problem to me). I use a DAC to my amp and the difference compared to going straight from source to amp IS huge. Your findings surprise me. Anyway, using FLAC files to a decent dac and good amp and speakers can give you a great sound.
I have found the difference in quality between lossy and lossless format to be significant even in the absence of external DACs.
I have a pretty good system. The sound I'm getting at the moment is superb. I use FLAC and a smattering of wav files that I haven't reconverted yet (I ripped to wav and then realised the metadata issue was a problem to me). I use a DAC to my amp and the difference compared to going straight from source to amp IS huge. Your findings surprise me. Anyway, using FLAC files to a decent dac and good amp and speakers can give you a great sound.