Source for FLAC and APE music files

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Music Downloads, File Sharing and Legal issues Discuss, Source for FLAC and APE music files at Movies & Music forum; Does anyone know of sites where I can download music in lossless format, such as FLAC and APE? I am not interested in mp3 downloads since they are poor versions of the original vinyl pressings. Thanks.

Jackpine (New on Forum): Posts: 23; Posted: 24-04-2006

Does anyone know of sites where I can download music in lossless format, such as FLAC and APE? I am not interested in mp3 downloads since they are poor versions of the original vinyl pressings.

Thanks.

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ItsRick (CD Freaks Member): Posts: 100; Posted: 24-04-2006

You're looking for transfers from vinyl? You'll probably save yourself a lot of time and frustration if you buy the albums online, or at a used record store and transfer them yourself.
I have yet to see a commercial implementation of either FLAC or APE, but that might be because it's not something I seek...good luck to you!

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cappy (New on Forum): Posts: 29; Posted: 23-10-2006

If I remember correctly the FLAC homepage has links to some commercial sites that offer FLAC content.

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FidelC (CDFreaks Resident): Posts: 987; Posted: 24-10-2006

I think allofmp3 may have some lossless stuff.

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schaaksmurf (CD Freaks Rookie): Posts: 30; Posted: 24-10-2006

Lossless format music: shorten!

read hear:

http://research.umbc.edu/~hamilton/shnfaq.html

and particularly the section: where can you get your .shn's?

http://research.umbc.edu/~hamilton/shnlinks.html

Just to get you started

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LINEBACKER 2 (New on Forum): Posts: 3; Posted: 26-10-2006

Is it possible to make FLAC or APE playable in a standard CD player?

LINEBACKER 2

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pinkish (CD Freaks Junior Member): Posts: 66; Posted: 31-10-2006

not to my knowledge, no, LINEBACKER.

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lui_gough (CDFreaks Resident): Posts: 1,195; Posted: 31-10-2006

Not in FLAC or APE format, it's called using a HTPC or converting them back to WAV and burning them to CD as normal CD-Audio

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BeardedKirklander (CD Freak): Posts: 2,949; Posted: 31-10-2006

Usually it is best to hvae the source media and then you can rip it to any format and such you wish. Original right from the CD's or Records or Cassettes.

Does Apple sell lossless on their iTunes Store?

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