Explanation of terms, O audio – Marantz NA6005 User Manual
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Explanation of terms
o Audio
ALAC (Apple Lossless Audio Codec)
This is a codec for lossless audio compression method developed by
Apple Inc. This codec can be played back on iTunes, iPod or iPhone. Data
compressed to approximately 60 – 70% can be decompressed to exactly
the same original data.
AIFF (Audio Interchange File Format)
This is an uncompressed and lossless format for digital audio. Use AIFF
files to burn high-quality audio CDs from imported songs. AIFF files use
approximately 10 MB of disk space per minute.
DSD (Direct-Stream Digital)
One of the audio data recording methods, it is the signal aspect used to
store audio signals on a super audio CD, and is Δ-Σ modulated digital
audio. It is configured of an array of single bit values at a 2.8224 MHz
sampling rate.
FLAC
FLAC stands for Free lossless Audio Codec, and is a lossless free audio
file format. Lossless means that the audio is compressed without any loss
in quality.
The FLAC license is as shown below.
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2009 Josh Coalson
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contributors may be used to endorse or promote products derived from
this software without specific prior written permission.
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