Music saved to the hard drive

SO17 · 10-24-2017, 02:38 PM

Is it compressed ?

mikeyymonster · 10-25-2017, 01:27 AM

I'm curious to know too.

Almaretto · 10-25-2017, 09:45 AM

Yes, it is compressed.

Source: Owner's Manual.

SO17 · 10-25-2017, 10:45 AM

Thanks. I never thought of looking in there ! :-)

Almaretto · 10-25-2017, 10:51 AM

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Thanks. I never thought of looking in there ! :-)

aboulfad · 10-29-2017, 05:23 AM

HU-NBT supports saving on HDD compressed lossless codecs such as FLAC or WMA (can't recall for sure) , unfortunately it doesn't support ALAC. All my original music from CDs is saved in ALAC converted to FLAC to play on my HU.

A compressed lossless codec is what it means, it reduces the file storage requirement without affecting the original music source (an analogy is zipped files)

SO17 · 10-29-2017, 12:32 PM

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Originally Posted by aboulfad

HU-NBT supports saving on HDD compressed lossless codecs such as FLAC or WMA (can't recall for sure) , unfortunately it doesn't support ALAC. All my original music from CDs is saved in ALAC converted to FLAC to play on my HU.

A compressed lossless codec is what it means, it reduces the file storage requirement without affecting the original music source (an analogy is zipped files)

I can't say I really understand any of that

. Just to be clear, if I save a CD to the HDD will it be compressed and lose detail (for want of a better word) ?

Almaretto · 10-29-2017, 12:34 PM

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Originally Posted by SO17

I can't say I really understand any of that

. Just to be clear, if I save a CD to the HDD will it be compressed and lose detail (for want of a better word) ?

Yes, CD's saved to HDD will be compressed.

aboulfad · 10-29-2017, 12:53 PM

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Originally Posted by SO17

I can't say I really understand any of that

. Just to be clear, if I save a CD to the HDD will it be compressed and lose detail (for want of a better word) ?

If you rip a CD in FLAC format and save it to HDD via a USB key, then it will NOT loose detail as FLAC is a lossless format. They key here is that information is not lost, that's what lossless means. Information storage requirement is reduced (compressed) without sacrificing the original content.

In contrast, the popular mp3 codec is a lossy format, where the original content is reproduced with an approximation using magical techniques ;-)

Almaretto , I realized he was asking wether music looses detail when saving to HDD, and your answer was partially correct, it is compressed but you can keep the resolution by using a lossless music codec.

Almaretto · 10-29-2017, 03:34 PM

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Originally Posted by aboulfad

Almaretto , I realized he was asking wether music looses detail when saving to HDD, and your answer was partially correct, it is compressed but you can keep the resolution by using a lossless music codec.

CD directly imported is compressed.

Music imported from usb is not.

Both sound different.

SO17 · 11-02-2017, 12:20 PM

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Originally Posted by Almaretto

CD directly imported is compressed.

Music imported from usb is not.

Both sound different.

Got it. Thanks again.

zamboni · 11-09-2017, 01:06 PM

On another note how can you delete the import music should you change your mind on the songs titles? Can't locate the delete button for this feature.

Almaretto · 11-09-2017, 01:48 PM

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On another note how can you delete the import music should you change your mind on the songs titles? Can't locate the delete button for this feature.

Highlight and select option.

zamboni · 11-09-2017, 06:35 PM

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Originally Posted by Almaretto

Highlight and select option.

Don't see the option.

Almaretto · 11-09-2017, 06:46 PM

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Originally Posted by zamboni

Don't see the option.

You do not see "Option" button?

zamboni · 11-09-2017, 07:09 PM

Let me check it on the way home. TIA

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