What audio format should I choose? Highest quality music format Part 3
Audiophiles versus compressed music
Most audiophiles who value the best possible sound quality tend to avoid MP3, AAC, and other digital audio formats because these formats use compression to create smaller files. The trade-off is that the upper and lower limits of the audio range are lost. Loss is not noticed by most average listeners, but for sound enthusiasts it can be a barrier. If you are used to listening to music on your iPhone or Android device, you will probably be satisfied with AAC or MP3.
Lossy audio compression
I’ll start with the well-known and widely used MP3 format (although not always the favorite). This audio format is actively used everywhere and everywhere, where it is needed and where it is not needed. But this does not mean that it is not worthy of the place it occupies in its niche. Very worthy. Although he has been “sitting” in his niche for about two decades, no one has “kicked” him out of there yet. And there were many who wanted to say it. And the main favorite of them is WMA (Windows Media Audio), which was conceived by Microsoft as an alternative to MP3. As a result, it is an alternative and it is, despite the best efforts of the developers. The next character is OGG. Despite the broader possibilities than MP3, for example, it never received widespread acceptance. Although it is compatible with many operating systems. Perhaps, it is worth mentioning the AAC audio format, which was supposed to replace MP3 in the relay. It has improved encoding quality and reduced compression loss. But Ay.
The main advantage of these formats is their small size. The downside is the loss of quality.
