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How to use Ipad for best sound

I have all of my music stored on a pc using jriver playing flac files thru a bel canto spidf converter to a havana dac. I really like the way it sounds. I purchased an ipad to use in the car. I have tried various ways to convert my flac files for use on the ipad, acc with boosting the kbps to over 300, using jriver converter to mp3 to the ipad, and using lame to convert mp3's. I have had mixed results with all the methods, but nothing has blown me away or left me satisfied. Am I missing something?
128x128m_stephen
sidssp
1,077 posts
 
FLAC is a lossless compressed format. You should convert them to Apple Lossless Audio File for best result. If you don't have tools to do that, than convert them to AIFF first and than convert AIFF to Apple Lossless in iTunes.

You can also play AIFF in iPad but it will take up more space than Apple Lossless.
pkubica
134 posts
 
Since you are on a PC, you should try dBpoweramp for your conversions. It will let you do the conversion in one step to just about any format. I store all my masters in FLAC and then convert as required.

You didn't mention how you were coming out of the iPad (headphones, FM transmitter, etc.), that could be much more of a problem than just file format.

Also, as of about 2-3 days ago the new VLC Media Player for iPad is available as a free download. It plays almost all video and audio formats. I haven't tried it on FLAC but I'll bet it works. It's a "must have" for video on the iPad.

Paul
bluecirclehead
79 posts
 
Put your music in apple lossless, in your iPad. Get a new Apple TV and use the AirPlay feature (software update in November).
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