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Originally Posted by willndmb
Taking FLAC/SHN and converting to mp3 vs WAV/AIFF is like watching a 4k movie in 480 VHS on your TV
It is going to sound/look like crap over what it could be. many people don’t realize how bad their hearing really is though so they don’t notice the difference as much as they do with vision.
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Willndmb, I think we should take the discussion to another thread but, trying to close it…it depends A LOT on the source.
You’re listening to Ravel’s Bolero? Mozart? An epic studio recording? Even Pink Floyd “The Dark Side of the Moon” or the DMB Central Park Concert or other great audio recording? Yes, you can tell the difference.
But some tapes have little to do with that. Even some Live Trax are meh.. when the source is not optimal, transcoding to 320 kbps MP3 it won’t impact so much your listening. To use your metaphor, it would be like pretending to watch on 4K the film you just made of your 6 old kids at school play, filmed with a shaky phone. Or watching .. Interstellar.
There is a lot of discussion about that (FLAC vs High Quality MP3) on the internet: of course it depends also on your gear, and I’m assuming you are listening with a high level headphones.
Actually, from explanations given above, I can also understand that a taper might be so proud of his recording that he thinks nobody should listen a poorest version of it. If they do so, I won’t criticize. A tape is, basically, a gift, and if I decide to accept it, I should be glad and not complain.
As Mark (Hahninator) outlined, it depends from the taper: Mark is fine with his tapes, maybe Eric Naylor (I don’t know if he still does taping) or another guy won’t be happy as well. So, I will ask permission for next rips.