I don’t entirely agree with you. Comparing the same song in MP3 or FLAC on the factory-fitted audio system in my car (2023 Skoda Octavia Combi) already makes a huge difference. Of course the difference is smaller when using 256 or 320 kbps MP3, but even then FLAC just adds that extra bit of depth and “openness” to the music
FLAC files are typically larger than MP3, because with MP3 roughly 90% of the original file is discarded on encoding, hence lossy compression. At decoding the codec tries to restore this 90% out of the original remaining 10%. This sounds worse than it actually is, but you understand why MP3 is considered inferior by audio purists.
On the other hand FLAC uses a different compression technique that reduces the original file by 30-50% but without any data deletion, hence lossless. So, original file let’s say 100MB as .wav, compresses to 30-50 MB IN FLAC and 6-10 MB in MP3.
I gladly sacrifice the additional storage to get noticeably better quality audio.
My old and trustworthy Kenwood KRV75R receiver. From around 1985 and still rocking!
Although not his biggest fan, but Bono has had quite an interesting life so far. Him or George Michael.
My wife and daughter do yeah. Blaring kpop at 7 in the morning. FML
Downvoted for making a point to support devs who built FOSS. I’m getting some “nice” Reddit vibes here.
I’m definitely not trying to shame anyone. Just saying it’s the gesture that counts. Even donating 1, 2, 5 dollars makes a difference. It’s a big thank you to all the devs who make all these awesome apps and tools for free. And in my opinion nobody is too broke to show their appreciation for these people, even if it’s just a very small amount. It makes a hell of a difference to those devs.
Hema rookworsten FTW
Not too broke to own a PC or smart phone to be here, so easy excuse imo. Small bits also help, it’s the gesture that counts.
Does it? How so? I’m using Voyager as well and I see it mentioned in similar posts as well so not too much of a rarity I guess.
Absolutely! Immediately subscribed as I found them and happy with the activity over there.
Rightfully rejected imo. This is exactly the kind of comments that made Reddit the toxic environment it is in so many subs nowadays.
Second that. I tried Sync and Boost but ended up liking Voyager better.
Really enjoying Voyager so far. Avaliable as Android, iOS and PWA and best of all open-source ans free.
Basically what happened to the Internet as a whole.
There’s one thing that’s preventing me from doing exactly that and that is, as a non-native English speaker with tinnitus, the constant struggle to find good subtitles that are properly synced. My lazy ass just wants to enjoy a movie at a normal volume without having to force myself to be super-focussed in order not to miss the whole goddamn plot of the movie.