High def flac in a zip file?

Posted by: antmast on 15 March 2013

Channel.Classics delivers high def flac files to you in a zip file. Does anyone know if this is harming the music? Is zip lossless?

Posted on: 15 March 2013 by winkyincanada

Zipping is lossless. Don't sweat the small stuff.

Posted on: 16 March 2013 by KRM

Bowers and Wilkins' hi def downloads are zipped too. They used to have a dedicated download manager app. but now you download from the web browser. i haven't noticed any audible differences and I'm not expecting too.

Keith

Posted on: 16 March 2013 by Harry

What Keith said.

It seems to work a treat.

Posted on: 16 March 2013 by antmast

Well, I am happy to hear all of this. And Bowers and Wilkins is a site I haven't explored yet.

Posted on: 16 March 2013 by The Man With Nonaim

I downloaded the zip flac of the Jason Parker Quartets version of Nick Drake's Five Leaves Left. It's a very simple recording (no double tracking etc) and sounds superb. Best of all it's available for free and you can pay whatever you feel is appropriate.

I did highlight this on the forum but nobody was interested. Suggest you try this as a starting point. If you know FLL the JPQ version is totally different and a testament to the quality of the songs.

Would be very interested to hear what you think.

Regards

TMWNN