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Lossless Audio Does Not Sound Better Than MP3
Audiophiles swear lossless music sounds richer than MP3, but most people don’t hear a difference at all.
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Apple’s Lossless Codec Is Now Open Source
Apple’s not known for being particularly open — well, not since the Apple II days when Steve Wozniak had an active say in matters, anyway. It opened up one thing today, however, taking its lossless ALAC codec open source.