How many use Apple Lossles (.alac) on your iPhone?

pogoyoyo · Dec 5, 2012, 10:14 PM

How many of you use .alac on your iPhone? Places you go to get your .alac's?

blueroom · Dec 5, 2012, 10:16 PM

I use ALAC on my CD rip collection, when syncing to my portable devices I let iTunes down convert to 128k to save space.
I use XLD for ripping.

Djlild7hina · Dec 5, 2012, 11:19 PM

Use FLAC for my main collection and use mp3 320kbps for mobile devices

vastoholic · Dec 5, 2012, 11:29 PM

I use 320 and lossless on my phone, but only because I don't keep multiple copies of each on my computer. I don't let it downgrade to 128 either. I just let it sync as is. Sure it uses more space, but I only keep certain playlists or artist on my phone anyway.

sviato · Dec 6, 2012, 10:07 AM

Had some FLAC albums but iTunes wouldn't take them -.-

Small White Car · Dec 6, 2012, 10:10 AM

I only use my car speakers and my earbuds to listen to music from my phone. Higher quality files than what iTunes sells really won't be gaining me much.

Wuiffi · Dec 6, 2012, 10:20 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sviato

Had some FLAC albums but iTunes wouldn't take them -.-

Use Max to convert FLAC to ALAC

ProudLoz · Dec 6, 2012, 10:53 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by blueroom

I use ALAC on my CD rip collection, when syncing to my portable devices I let iTunes down convert to 128k to save space.
I use XLD for ripping.

Same here, except I do 256 kbps. ALAC or any lossless files are a bit useless on a mobile device.

pogoyoyo · May 7, 2013, 08:56 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Wuiffi

Use Max to convert FLAC to ALAC

Toast Titanium for Mac also works fantastic and is very easy to use.

zorinlynx · May 7, 2013, 06:34 PM

The nice thing about FLAC and ALAC is that they are both lossless formats. Once you've converted your FLACs to ALAC, you can even delete the FLACs; you won't lose a thing. If in the future you move to a platform that doesn't support ALAC, but does support FLAC, you can convert them back and be right where you started.

Max is an excellent free tool for this. I've put it though many paces!

AppleMark · May 7, 2013, 06:39 PM

Zero.

Because if I want to listen to high quality music I do not use my iPhone. I use my home audio set-up for that...

ucfgrad93 · May 7, 2013, 09:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Small White Car

I only use my car speakers and my earbuds to listen to music from my phone. Higher quality files than what iTunes sells really won't be gaining me much.

Same with me. I'm not an audiophile so I just use whatever iTunes converts it to.

alphaod · May 7, 2013, 11:10 PM

No, I use iTunes Match on my iPhone.

I do put lossless on my iPod touch.

Also it's .m4a not .alac

scaredpoet · May 7, 2013, 11:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by zorinlynx

The nice thing about FLAC and ALAC is that they are both lossless formats. Once you've converted your FLACs to ALAC, you can even delete the FLACs; you won't lose a thing. If in the future you move to a platform that doesn't support ALAC, but does support FLAC, you can convert them back and be right where you started.

ALAC is now open source, so chances are you're going to be hard pressed over time to find something that doesn't support ALAC but does support FLAC. Pretty much any software using the libavcodec supports ALAC now.

ValerieDurden · May 8, 2013, 01:41 PM

Sometimes, I generally use ~400kbps aac files via the Nero AAC codec + foobar2000.

Michael CM1 · May 8, 2013, 09:29 PM

I buy almost all of my stuff from iTunes, so no lossless here. I also mostly use EarPods and my car stereo -- the speakers are nice now, but the head unit is still about 7 watts of factory tinnage. So it makes zero sense to even think about using anything like that. Heck, I downconvert to 128k because 16GB feels like 1GB.

I'd appreciate seeing Apple offer some higher-quality music along the lines of DTS audio. I'm not sure of the technical specifics of it, but I remember being blown away by DTS quality on DVDs in the 1990s. We're still using just 2 channels on most music audio.

This wouldn't help much with earbuds, but it would help when streaming to Apple TV or to a car system if it was a good quality one. Plus I'm sure the music companies would love to sell some upcharged music like the movie studios love charging an extra $5 for HD movies.

TyPod · May 9, 2013, 12:02 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Djlild7hina

Use FLAC for my main collection and use mp3 320kbps for mobile devices

I tried this for while but ended up getting too lazy to convert to FLAC for my collection. Now i'm a steady 320kbps listener.

terraphantm · May 9, 2013, 12:03 AM

Yes. One of the reasons I got a 64GB phone

View Poll Results: Do you use .alac on your iPhone/iPod
Yes	15	28.30%
No	29	54.72%
What is .alac / lossless?	8	15.09%
You can put lossless on the iPhone? Blew my mind.	1	1.89%
Voters: 53. You may not vote on this poll

Dec 5, 2012, 10:14 PM	#1
pogoyoyo macrumors newbie Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Toronto, Canada	How many use Apple Lossles (.alac) on your iPhone? How many of you use .alac on your iPhone? Places you go to get your .alac's? __________________ 2013 15" Retina Macbook Pro 2.4ghz, 8gb RAM, 256GB SSD; iPhone 5 16gb White
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Dec 5, 2012, 10:16 PM	#2
blueroom macrumors 601 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Toronto, Canada	I use ALAC on my CD rip collection, when syncing to my portable devices I let iTunes down convert to 128k to save space. I use XLD for ripping. __________________ My iOS devices are not jailbroken. Bill My Blog
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Dec 5, 2012, 11:19 PM	#3
Djlild7hina macrumors 6502 Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Sringfield, MO	Use FLAC for my main collection and use mp3 320kbps for mobile devices __________________ Main - i7 3770K \| 32GB Ram \| 2x512GB SSD \| GTX 680 Storage - 3x8TB RAID0 Device - Galaxy S3 \| i9300 \| 16GB & 64GB microSD
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Dec 5, 2012, 11:29 PM	#4
vastoholic macrumors 68000 Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Tulsa, OK	I use 320 and lossless on my phone, but only because I don't keep multiple copies of each on my computer. I don't let it downgrade to 128 either. I just let it sync as is. Sure it uses more space, but I only keep certain playlists or artist on my phone anyway. __________________ View my flickr sets....if you want. They're not too exciting.
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Dec 6, 2012, 10:07 AM	#5
sviato macrumors 65816 Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Mississauga, Canada	Had some FLAC albums but iTunes wouldn't take them -.-
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Dec 6, 2012, 10:10 AM	#6
Small White Car macrumors G3 Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Washington DC	I only use my car speakers and my earbuds to listen to music from my phone. Higher quality files than what iTunes sells really won't be gaining me much.
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May 7, 2013, 06:34 PM	#10
zorinlynx macrumors 65816 Join Date: May 2007 Location: Florida, USA	The nice thing about FLAC and ALAC is that they are both lossless formats. Once you've converted your FLACs to ALAC, you can even delete the FLACs; you won't lose a thing. If in the future you move to a platform that doesn't support ALAC, but does support FLAC, you can convert them back and be right where you started. Max is an excellent free tool for this. I've put it though many paces! __________________ Old-school Apple ][ expert! Ask me if you have a ][ question! Apple user 1983-1992, 2003-Present -- Linux user 1995-Present Windows-free since 2003! Though I still have to deal with it at work.
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May 7, 2013, 06:39 PM	#11
AppleMark macrumors regular Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: London, UK	Zero. Because if I want to listen to high quality music I do not use my iPhone. I use my home audio set-up for that... __________________ Although I may not always reply to negative comments, this will not necessarily mean that I concede the point.
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May 7, 2013, 11:10 PM	#13
alphaod macrumors P6 Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: NYC	No, I use iTunes Match on my iPhone. I do put lossless on my iPod touch. Also it's .m4a not .alac __________________ Mac Pro \| 27" iMac \| 15" MacBook Pro with Retina display \| iPhone 5 \| iPad 3 \| iPad mini
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May 8, 2013, 01:41 PM	#15
ValerieDurden macrumors 6502 Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Philadelphia, PA, USA	Sometimes, I generally use ~400kbps aac files via the Nero AAC codec + foobar2000. __________________ Sprint iPhone 5 6.1.2 Jailbroken
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May 8, 2013, 09:29 PM	#16
Michael CM1 macrumors 601 Join Date: Feb 2008	I buy almost all of my stuff from iTunes, so no lossless here. I also mostly use EarPods and my car stereo -- the speakers are nice now, but the head unit is still about 7 watts of factory tinnage. So it makes zero sense to even think about using anything like that. Heck, I downconvert to 128k because 16GB feels like 1GB. I'd appreciate seeing Apple offer some higher-quality music along the lines of DTS audio. I'm not sure of the technical specifics of it, but I remember being blown away by DTS quality on DVDs in the 1990s. We're still using just 2 channels on most music audio. This wouldn't help much with earbuds, but it would help when streaming to Apple TV or to a car system if it was a good quality one. Plus I'm sure the music companies would love to sell some upcharged music like the movie studios love charging an extra $5 for HD movies. __________________ 21.5" iMac 3.06 Ghz, 4 GB RAM, 500 GB HDD; iPhone 4S 16GB; third-gen iPad WiFi black 32 GB; third-gen TV
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May 9, 2013, 12:03 AM	#18
terraphantm macrumors 68020 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Pennsylvania	Yes. One of the reasons I got a 64GB phone
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