Subj : Are there any audiophiles left here?

Subj : Are there any audiophiles left here?
To : All
From : August Abolins
Date : Sat Jan 01 2022 08:48 am

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** Original area : "/FIDO/FN_SYSOP"
** Original message from : August Abolins@2:221/1.58
** Original message to : Bj�rn Felten
** Original date/time : 01 Jan 22, 08:18
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Hello Bj�rn Felten!

** On Saturday 01.01.22 - 03:11, Bj�rn Felten wrote to All:

BF> ..but somewhere on the way, I still feel we lost
BF> something. The perfect sound.

The "sound" is truly in the ear of the beholder.

BF> ..So I started with my nine CD collection of ABBA music,
BF> and re-ripped them all to lossless FLAC files. But before
BF> I go all-in on a costly path, I want to make sure I'm on
BF> the right path.

Ripping to FLAC is costly? How so? CD WAV --> FLAC might be a
bit time consuming, certainly though.

BF> So, I've tried various ways to reproduce the music, and
BF> I'm still not totally convinced. There's a long chain of
BF> possible POF on the way so far.
^^^

[?]

BF> The first one is the digital distribution of the music
BF> files. And here's where I wonder if there's still some
BF> true audiophiles out there. With the ultimate sound
BF> system, and the ear to notice the difference between
BF> "normal" music and proper Hi-Fi ditto.

The bottom line is if YOU notice a difference. ;)

How are you listening to your music: open-air speakers?
standard headphones? in-ear headphones?

FLAC also has various levels of compression too. Maybe you
could adjust that to get closer to the non-discernable
difference that you seek.

BF> On http://eljaco.se/ABBA/ I have all the 133 ABBA songs
BF> in my possession in a loss-less format. Can you please
BF> check and see if you think it's worth spending
BF> thousands of dollars pursuing this quest.

I have some ABBA material on CD too. I could compare some of
those and your tunes with my modest system.
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../|ug

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