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Re:FLAC – Format overview by grumpyprole on Monday September 05, 2022 @04:32PM (#32729089)
> even Vorbis at 128kbps or other formats at 256kbps or higher will provide a very good listening experience.

Until it is resampled in the noisy OS mixer and/or lossy compressed again to be sent over Bluetooth. Very few ABX studies consider the effect of such modern "digital signal chains", especially transcoding. It's much better to start with FLAC.

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Re:FLAC – Format overview by int_19h on Tuesday September 06, 2022 @12:42AM (#32732923)
Are there any studies demonstrating an observable difference in such a scenario?
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Re:FLAC – Format overview by grumpyprole on Tuesday September 06, 2022 @10:53AM (#32737893)
My point is that there are no studies demonstrating the absence of such issues. Anecdotally, my Bluetooth headphones certainly seem to sound better with a FLAC source.
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