Administrator StereoNET Posted September 15, 2017 Administrator Posted September 15, 2017 Quote The web has been full of stories on how to play FLAC files on an iPhone this week. It's not all true. Here’s StereoNET’s tried and tested how-to guide. View the full article
powerav Posted September 15, 2017 Posted September 15, 2017 Plex or Neutron player but really if you want a phone that can play decent audio android is the way to go, LG V series, HTC or Sony are way above and beyond apple.
kukynas Posted September 15, 2017 Posted September 15, 2017 little too late Apple!!! Onkyo HF player app is and was the answer for years, best app for audio (including hi-res and DSD) on iPhone...
Steever Posted September 15, 2017 Posted September 15, 2017 I use iPhone SE and Onkyo HF in my car when not listening to the radio. No more CDs
lowpoke Posted October 19, 2017 Posted October 19, 2017 I've been using WALTR for ages. Works a treat!https://softorino.com/waltr/
blybo Posted October 19, 2017 Posted October 19, 2017 don't really know what all the fuss is about. FLAC or ALAC= same same and file converters are plentiful. The other question could be why don't all audiophile manufacturers decode ALAC in their players? It's been free for many years. I have to convert all the music in my wife's mk7 golf to mp3 so the car's stereo system will play it. Also my (now replaced) Oppo 93 and Integra processor wouldn't decode ALAC.
blybo Posted October 19, 2017 Posted October 19, 2017 On 9/15/2017 at 3:42 PM, powerav said: Plex or Neutron player but really if you want a phone that can play decent audio android is the way to go, LG V series, HTC or Sony are way above and beyond apple. My current iPhone 6 was a sizable improvement on the 5. Still sounds average over bluetooth though.
stereo coffee Posted February 25, 2018 Posted February 25, 2018 On 10/19/2017 at 4:40 PM, blybo said: don't really know what all the fuss is about. FLAC or ALAC= same same and file converters are plentiful. The other question could be why don't all audiophile manufacturers decode ALAC in their players? It's been free for many years. I have to convert all the music in my wife's mk7 golf to mp3 so the car's stereo system will play it. Also my (now replaced) Oppo 93 and Integra processor wouldn't decode ALAC. There are large differences between proprietary file types and free types, namely you not free to use the program as you wish, you are not free to copy and distribute to others, you are not free to modify the file as you wish, and you are not free to publish those modifications for the benefit of others. With free software all of the freedoms are available to you. It is therefore your choice Whereas FLAC is free and is ethical ALAC is not free software and keeps users divided and helpless. On 10/19/2017 at 4:40 PM, blybo said: 1
blybo Posted February 25, 2018 Posted February 25, 2018 8 minutes ago, stereo coffee said: There are large differences between proprietary file types and free types, namely you not free to use the program as you wish, you are not free to copy and distribute to others, you are not free to modify the file as you wish, and you are not free to publish those modifications for the benefit of others. With free software all of the freedoms are available to you. It is therefore your choice Whereas FLAC is free and is ethical ALAC is not free software and keeps users divided and helpless. I find it amusing that so many computer geeks think in these socialist terms, despite computers being a massively capitalist industry. 1 persons pretty extreme view of what makes something free doesn't mean much to me. Apple does not charge companies a royalty to put their codec in their AV equipment, that's all was saying. BTW, my wife's new Golf Mk7.5 does support ALAC, as well as Apple Car play and the Android alternative, whatever it's called. I wholly support the rights of any corporation that develops software (or any product for that matter) to retain control over it. Do you work for free @stereo coffee? I bet if you created some incredible new product/software that people were falling over themselves to throw cash at you, that you wouldn't knock back the money and give it away for free... from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple_Lossless Quote After initially keeping it proprietary from its inception in 2004, in late 2011 Apple made the codec available open source and royalty-free. 1
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