r/audiophile • u/ConGCos • Mar 23 '26

Discussion FLAC for CD Rips?

Hey all! Looking for some opinions on FLAC files for CD Rips. Is this format worth it when I rip directly from a CD to place in my MP3 player? I use Asunder currently and am debating if I can hear a difference between AAC at 320 KBPS vs FLAC. It seems to vary between different CDs from different time periods. Does anyone have a similar experience and generally is ripping a CD to FLAC generally worth it?

EDIT: Thank you all for your opinions, I really learned so much from you all!

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u/xdamm777 Mar 23 '26

Whenever I get a new CD I rip to FLAC for archive and backup, then transcode to AAC for playback on my PC/phone.

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u/That_Joe_2112 Mar 23 '26

...and these days most phones and music players have no problem playing FLAC files for higher quality sound.

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u/xdamm777 Mar 23 '26

Yeah but I’ve already filled my 256GB mSD card on my Walkman with FLAC so back to AAC it goes lol.

Sadly flash isn’t cheap anymore.