FLAC from compact discs better or...?

[demonikal]

I use DVDVideoSoft FreeStudio :good: to convert just about everything to everything else and it does convert mp3 to FLAC and vice versa, but I just discovered FLAC a few hours ago on the web in terms of clearly hearing the sound difference between FLAC and mp3. Although, I was wearing headphones and normally I don't wear headphones except for movies, so maybe I just think I'm hearing the music better

So, my question(s) is:

Is FLAC better quality if ripped directly from a compact disc?
or
Is FLAC actually the same if converted from a 128, 256, 320kbps mp3 sound file?

 

[User0one]

Converting mp3s to FLAC won't make a mp3 sound better, because a mp3 has already lost it's quality in the conversion from a Wave format to a mp3.

But if you want to rip a Store Bought music CD to use on a computer, then FLAC will maintain a better sound then a mp3 at about half the file size of the original wave. Where as if you converted the Music CD to a mp3 the file size would be 10 to 30 percent of the original wave file depending on the MP3 bit rate the Music was ripped to.

MP3 is a "lossy" compression in the data encoding method and this compresses data by discarding (losing) some of it to make the file size smaller.

FLAC stands for "Free Lossless Audio Codec", meaning that the audio is compressed in FLAC without any loss in original quality.

MP3's were invented back when Hard Drives were small to save Hard Drive space, but the penalty was loss of sound quality.

With the new big Hard Drives, I just went back and re-ripped all my Music CDs to wave files. This file has no compression to save Hard Drive Space, but I don't care because the 1000 music CDs I ripped only take up about 300 gigs. This may not fit on a small portable mp3 player or smart phone, but they fit on the Home Theater Systems Media Computer easily.

 

[demonikal]

Converting mp3s to FLAC won't make a mp3 sound better, because a mp3 has already lost it's quality in the conversion from a Wave format to a mp3.

But if you want to rip a Store Bought music CD to use on a computer, then FLAC will maintain a better sound then a mp3 at about half the file size of the original wave. Where as if you converted the Music CD to a mp3 the file size would be 10 to 30 percent of the original wave file depending on the MP3 bit rate the Music was ripped to.

MP3 is a "lossy" compression in the data encoding method and this compresses data by discarding (losing) some of it to make the file size smaller.

FLAC stands for "Free Lossless Audio Codec", meaning that the audio is compressed in FLAC without any loss in original quality.

MP3's were invented back when Hard Drives were small to save Hard Drive space, but the penalty was loss of sound quality.

With the new big Hard Drives, I just went back and re-ripped all my Music CDs to wave files. This file has no compression to save Hard Drive Space, but I don't care because the 1000 music CDs I ripped only take up about 300 gigs. This may not fit on a small portable mp3 player or smart phone, but they fit on the Home Theater Systems Media Computer easily.

Thanks. Now I finally understand

 

[demonikal]

FLAC stands for "Free Lossless Audio Codec", meaning that the audio is compressed in FLAC without any loss in original quality.

Thanks, but it's strange that your answer was word-for-word exactly what User0one said in their 4th paragraph