Subj : Re: Are there any audiophiles left here?
To   : August Abolins
From : Wilfred van Velzen
Date : Wed Jan 05 2022 13:55:10

Hi August,

On 2022-01-05 15:16:29, you wrote to me:

 AA>>> Perhaps that might be interesting to try. That would save me
 AA>>> the trouble of converting them!  <g>
 AA>>> Just let me know where I can grab a few files and I'll try them
 AA>>> on the aforementioned XP machines.
 WvV>> On the link that Bjorn provided: http://eljaco.se/ABBA/
 WvV>> Bye, Wilfred.

 AA> But I suppose he said that his bear no compression?

That's what he mistakenly thought. But his files use the maximum compression possible with flac (-8 option), I found out.

 AA> I meant YOUR converted (to less compression) than Bj?rn's.

Aha, ok...


Bjorn's original:
http://eljaco.se/ABBA/ABBA%20-%20(1979)%20Voulez-Vous%20(2005%20TCSR%20Boxset%20-%20CD6)/02%20-%20Voulez-Vous.flac

The recoded and a decoded (.wav):

41434343  vv-0.flac  (fastest compression level)
40303146  vv-1.flac
38961361  vv-5.flac  (default compression level)
38910118  vv-8.flac  (best compression level)
38909897  vv.flac    (original by Bjorn)
54453548  vv.wav     (decoded)

I used --replay-gain when I recompressed, that's why my best version is slightly bigger then Bjorn's.

You get the download link in a private msg. ;)

Bye, Wilfred.

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