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Old 04-03-2008, 09:53 PM   #126 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by zepherman View Post
Just for kicks I compared flac and WMA Lossless to .WAV, and while flac and WMA Lossless sound amazing, the .WAV did edge them out just a bit. The sound with .WAV was a bit more detailed, and offered a deeper and a tad wider soundstage. It was also a bit smoother, especially in the upper midrange. I did all my comparisons using Direct mode.
flac and WMA lossless are mathematically identical to WAV, they basically "ZIP" the WAV then the decoder "UNZIPs" it with absolutely zero difference in any portion of the waveform. Any difference you heard must have been a placebo effect, as the final decoded waveform is exactly the same for all three.
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