[H]omer wrote:
> Verily I say unto thee, that Kelsey Bjarnason spake thusly:
>
>> <quote>
>> FLAC: This codec, favored by Grateful Dead tape traders, stands for Free
>> Lossless Audio Code. It reduces storage space by 30 percent to 50
>> percent, but without compression. A full audio CD can be burned from the
>> file, unlike from MP3s.
>> </quote>
>>
>> Reduces storage space by 30-50% *without* compression. Ah, so it simply
>> cuts the songs off halfway through.
>
> :)
>
> I think he means "without *lossy* compression" - i.e. reduce only
> redundancy rather than both redundancy and dynamic range.
>
> Personally I'm quite happy with lossy compression, but then I'm an old
> fart who's lost his upper registers anyway.
>
Cheers, Old Fart, this rum and coke is for you....
--
Jerry McBride
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