throwing away all my portable CD players because i just found out they convert the CD audio to a lossy format in order for the skip protection to work

>>127251364 (OP)
>they convert the CD audio to a lossy format
but they dont overwrite whats on the CD, do they? so whats the problem
>skip protection to work
I didnt know that existed

>>127251404
the whole point of CD is the "lossless" audio. you may as well just listen to an mp3 if the player is converting the audio to shitty quality

>>127251364 (OP)

You usually can turn skip protection off. It can still buffer the audio and provide some skip protection. Converting the audio to a compressed format was to save memory so you would have longer skip protection.

I’m 100% you can’t tell the difference anyway. These Sony Discmans sound amazing as fuck though.

>>127251364 (OP)
Just use mp3 you caveman. These things were awesome 30 years ago, but get with the times man!

If u had a discman in the mid 90s u was a real nigga

>>127255063
>MP3
>lossless
zoomers really are retarded aren't they

>>127251364 (OP)
>using portable players while prioritizing audio quality

>>127251364 (OP)
>portable CD players

Holy shit you are gay. Just buy a Digital Audio Player. I recommend the one that costs five grand.

If you don't get one you'll never be patrician.

>>127255870
i got one because i don't like streaming, it was cheap and i look through the CD's at goodwill and buy ones that seem interesting. it's a fun way to find new music that i wouldn't have discovered otherwise

>>127256374
Stereo components belong in the home, FLAC is the only option for portable media

>>127256465
until some dumbass concerts his 128 kbps mp3 to flac then says to himself hurr durr this *does* sound so much better than before - then circulates the shit as lossless

>>127256465
until some dumbass converts his 128 kbps mp3 to flac then says to himself hurr durr this *does* sound so much better than before - then circulates the shit as lossless

>>127255098
320 v0 is basically the same as lossless. You won't hear a difference through your airpods.

>>127256637
320 and v0 are totally different bitrates, and 320 is fixed while v0 (as implied by the name) is variable. Begone, zoomer
>>127256579
Problem easily solved by consulting the .log file included with any FLAC you would want to download

>>127251364 (OP)
>OP was just a youtube victim all along
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IE-yWfkWv_A

>>127251444
you have no clue what youre talking about retard
cd has always been lossless, so has bluetooth
>you may as well just listen to an mp3 if the player is converting the audio to shitty quality
what the fuck does that even mean? you realize mp3 players can have good dacs? and that dac chips have nothing to do with lossless audio formats

>>127251444
you have no clue what youre talking about retard
cd has never been lossless, neither has bluetooth
>you may as well just listen to an mp3 if the player is converting the audio to shitty quality
what the fuck does that even mean? you realize mp3 players can have good dacs? and that dac chips have nothing to do with lossless audio formats

>>127257244
Bluetooth does support lossless with aptxHD.

Portable CD players do not convert data in the buffer and they do not compress audio down from 16 bit. The conversion rate time would not be fast enough to create a lossy file. Anyone old enough to remember using a converter software knows this fact.

I should add that bluetooth 6 will support multichannel audio and it's currently being developed in conjunction with Dolby for Flex Connect. You will be able to pair multiple bluetooth speakers for Dolby ATMOS compatibility soon.