RustyCrab,
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Where is a trustworthy place to buy flac files for albums? Yes I am breaking my piracy rule because I'm trying to do something specific here.

vertka,
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@RustyCrab if your artist have a Bandcamp page, use it

RustyCrab,
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@vertka There's one listed but it's obviously fake

smug,
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deezer (no nuts joke)

smug,
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it's gotten more complicated apparently, but deezer streams flacs and you can use programs to rip them, good luck

Forestofenchantment,
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@RustyCrab Bandcamp?

RustyCrab,
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@Forestofenchantment I think they're only super indie stuff

reloadedAK,
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@RustyCrab @Forestofenchantment Damn I was going to recommend Overclocked records. I haven't bought an album from them in years but they offered FLAC and MP4 files in an album at decent prices but unfortunately the site is gone now. It was video game remix soundtracks but some were worth it

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@reloadedAK @RustyCrab @Forestofenchantment title? i can find a lot

reloadedAK,
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@graf @RustyCrab @Forestofenchantment Rusty was just trying to find a half decent place to buy FLAC file music for something. I was going to a website I had bought some albums from that wasn't just bandcamp

graf,
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@reloadedAK @RustyCrab @Forestofenchantment does it have to be bought?

graf,
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RustyCrab,
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@graf @Forestofenchantment @reloadedAK yes it has to be bought for this test

graf,
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@RustyCrab @Forestofenchantment @reloadedAK well i can rip them from TIDAL at FLAC or MQA (if they have the masters) if it's just because of piracy and you aren't selling a product and need licensing rights or something

RustyCrab,
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@graf @Forestofenchantment @reloadedAK it's actually related to piracy but I just realized I might be able to do an easier test. Gonna check something.

Forestofenchantment,
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@RustyCrab @graf @reloadedAK SPECTROGRAM TO THE RESCUE

graf,
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@Forestofenchantment @RustyCrab @reloadedAK wait til he goes down the rabbit hole of finding brickwall'd "remasters"

RustyCrab,
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@graf @Forestofenchantment @reloadedAK oh I'm ready for the grifter's wonderland

graf,
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RustyCrab,
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RustyCrab,
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@graf @Forestofenchantment @reloadedAK I want to get Meshuggah's Obzen album in flac format. I can obviously just search that and find results.

HOWEVER
How do I know said site isn't just taking mp3s and converting them into 100 mb tracks and selling those? That's why I'm asking for sites people personally trust.

I am specifically avoiding piracy for this one thing.

bot,
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Why does it matter if you're unable to tell the difference?

RustyCrab,
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@bot @Forestofenchantment @graf @reloadedAK I don't know if I can tell the difference if I don't have a known point of comparison

bot,
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Try this. https://www.npr.org/sections/therecord/2015/06/02/411473508/how-well-can-you-hear-audio-quality

Tidal has FLAC btw. Most ppl can't tell the difference tho and it depends on your setup too.

RustyCrab,
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@bot @Forestofenchantment @graf @reloadedAK my kingdom for a usb C cable rn

bot,
@bot@seal.cafe avatar

For what?

RustyCrab,
@RustyCrab@clubcyberia.co avatar

@bot @Forestofenchantment @graf @reloadedAK dac/amp/headphone setup. I just found one though. It's probably unlikely to make a difference for typical popshit. For classical/instrumental stuff like this though, yes, I can absolutely hear a difference.

Forestofenchantment,
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@RustyCrab @bot @graf @reloadedAK Got a dac and headphone setup and couldn't make out any difference with any of the tracks.

RustyCrab,
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@Forestofenchantment @bot @graf @reloadedAK really? even the piano? I thought that was a pretty extreme difference. Maybe your volume was too low to really make it out

Forestofenchantment,
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@RustyCrab @bot @graf @reloadedAK Nope, even with a volume high enough to hurt my ears. No difference noticed.

RustyCrab,
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@Forestofenchantment @bot @graf @reloadedAK odd. What headphones?

Forestofenchantment,
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RustyCrab,
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@Forestofenchantment @bot @graf @reloadedAK HD660S2s on this. Dunno the real difference between them tbh (they had a killer sale)

smug,
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Use something like spek

RustyCrab,
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@smug @Forestofenchantment @graf @reloadedAK @bot huh. Thanks, checking this.

RustyCrab,
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@smug @Forestofenchantment @graf @reloadedAK @bot this site was extremely helpful while shopping so I'll check their recommendations https://www.audiosciencereview.com/forum/index.php?threads/review-prostudiomasters-high-res-music-distribution-service.19/

.... what's wrong with saving files :niggavoid:

smug,
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loicensing man...

mischievoustomato,
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> How do I know said site isn't just taking mp3s and converting them into 100 mb tracks and selling those
iirc there's spectogram programs that you use to open a flac, they analyze it and show an image, if the signal image goes from bottom to top, its legit, if its cut off at any point, its not lossless

reloadedAK,
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