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Sounds that would otherwise cover up the lost data are no longer there, and the errors become obvious. But when you sample or heavily EQ the music you alter the context and throw off all the assumptions the codec made.

And a good enough MP3 almost always sounds exactly the same as the lossless copy.

MP3 removes data that humans can't percieve because they are masked by other sounds. You should most definitely go for FLAC if you're going to DJ. I personally believe MP3, as compatible as it is across every device, is antiquated and OPUS really proves that suspicion.Īudio is so much more subjective than some people would like to admit, it is best you read through the comments and our experiences and come to your own conclusion : ) A year ago my library was all MP3 CBR 320, until I asked on r/musichoarder if I should've started with FLAC instead before reaching the point where I have too much music to easily replace.Īt the end of the day, it's not really about an audible difference since 320 is so transparent for most, but about the conveniences lossless has whether you're editing or streaming your library to something. The advantage of having lossless files which you can transcode to your heart's content justifies the storage requirements imo, but this is a trade that you have to figure out yourself if it is worth it.

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This was extremely useful for determining which lossy format I wanted to settle with, and because storage is so cheap these days, it really doesn't hurt to have a library full of FLACs. I only really have FLACs for archival purposes and being able to transcode to whatever format is necessary.

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Most of the time I listen to OPUS transcodes of FLACs simply because they offer a better size to bitrate ratio which MP3 only wishes it could achieve, thus making it a better choice for portable listening. 320 is transparent enough for most people which is why it's still around, combined with MP3s compatibility. Whenever you hear someone talk about how they're able to hear an audible difference between FLAC and MP3 CBR 320, just know they're talking bollocks.

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if this whole fake 320 thing does concern u though, you can always just download flacs and convert straight down to 320 from them, ensuring that you are not getting fakes. for my preference, i tend to use flac for records that are rather hifi or midfi, and 320 for records that are rather lower fidelity. although sometimes there's just music out there thats recorded and compressed much more than a 320. keep in mind however there are sometimes fake 320s on the platform, what i mean by this is that they may be labeled as 320 but in actuality are 128s or 256s, because they go way below the cutoff point. flac solves this with its lower file size.Īt the end of the day, its up to you. a wav is entirely uncompressed and has rather large file sizes, therefore rather inconvenient for music storing. any sort of compression in a flac is only that it reduces the file size much more than say a wav file. due to it being uncompressed it may also sound better to one's ears. therefore there is no loss in data or any cutoffs depending on the music. 320 cuts off sharply at 20hz, which is up to the average human range of the ears. if you are grabbing a lofi album i dont see why u should need to use flac, but if its a rather hifi record, then i could perhaps understand.įlac tends to outside or go past the cutoff on a 320 file. it also depends on the type of music or frequency range of the music you are downloading.

a good portion of people tend to not hear a difference, some can though.