Subj : Are there any audiophiles left here?
To   : All
From : August Abolins
Date : Sat Jan 01 2022 08:48:00


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 ** 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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