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JakobVirgil  ·  3696 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Neil Young's Pono Music Service Isn't As Innovative As He Wants You To Think

Can't any MP3 player with Rockbox play flacs?





Kafke  ·  3696 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Basically any device can play FLAC files. Phone, laptop, mp3 player with rockbox, etc.

JakobVirgil  ·  3695 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Well at least Neil can still do that guitar thing.

pWHOp  ·  3696 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Technically, but the devices they support are fairly limited and as far as I know Rockbox hasn't been updated for something new in years.

JakobVirgil  ·  3696 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Shows how often I use my mp3 player. Phones play flac though mine does

pWHOp  ·  3696 days ago  ·  link  ·  

FLAC is still a bitch on iOS, at least relative to what it should be. I'd personally go with a HiFiMan if I cared about a lossless portable player, but I really don't understand the appeal of listening to something in FLAC or w/e on the go.

pseydtonne  ·  3695 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Just because something is portable does not mean you have to use it on the go. I would love a portable FLAC player with line out because I could plug it into my office stereo, then my living room stereo, then the car.

Nevertheless, it's a pyramid tube of music with a crappy looking UI. I can make do with my iPod Classic and my VBR 0 rips for a long time.

pWHOp  ·  3693 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Valid point. I suppose the real issue is I don't understand wanting to use FLAC outside of a few sets of circumstances (archival, etc). V0 or 320 seem like better options regarding the file size to sound quality compromise, will sound pretty much the same as FLAC on most people's headphones/stereos, and they work on basically everything.

JakobVirgil  ·  3696 days ago  ·  link  ·  

so you can pretend to be a connoisseur duh.