Re: lossless format

Chuck wrote:
Can lossless be "reconverted" to .cda for retention of tags, etc., when I burn?

"Mike Williams" wrote:

Chuck wrote:
I want to back up my CD collection (which is quite diminutive compared to some others' here), and have read many reviews regarding various formats. My concern in the backup process is to maintain audio quality as opposed to conserving space. Therefore, I would like input (and I know I'm opening up a big ol' can-o-worms here) on the best lossless format. As a tangential topic, I know a lot of people will likley say "lossless WMA". My concern with this is, that from my research, it seems as though many CD players will not play WMA. So--????
Lossless WMA is a good archival format as it is smaller than WAV, and has the benefit of ID tags. If you are going to burn audio CDs then use these as your source.

For playback on MP3 or CD players, make lower bitrate MP3 copies. Many MP3 players can't handle anything >= 320kps anyway (which includes VBR encoded tracks).


As I said: If you are going to burn audio CDs then use these as your source.

..CDA is NOT a file format - it's just pointers to the track locations on an audio CD.

You can burn audio CDs from any audio format that your CD-burning software can handle.

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