Subj : Re: Are there any audiophiles left here?
To   : August Abolins
From : Wilfred van Velzen
Date : Sat Jan 01 2022 17:47:12

* Originally in AUDIO
* Crossposted in FN_SYSOP
* Crossposted in MUSIC

Hi August,

On 2022-01-01 08:54:00, you wrote to me:

 AA> BTW, my PC's can't seem to play FLAC files directly (via VLC
 AA> player) The playback stops/stalls every few seconds.  But if I
 AA> convert to AppleLossless, the playback is much better (iTunes).

Apparently your hardware isn't fast enough to decode it on the fly? A bit strange, but I don't know what kind of hardware you're using. ;-)
Maybe it's encoded with the maximum compression level, which is too much for your hardware?

Is it one of the files from Bjorn? I could try to re-encode it with a lower flac compression level. If you're interested in a test?

Bye, Wilfred.

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