FLAC vs MP3: The Showdown
FLAC is like a zipped document for audio. unzipping it gives you the exact original file back. It's perfect for archival because it never loses quality. However, the file sizes are large.
MP3 is like a JPEG for audio. It smartly throws away data that is acoustically irrelevant to save space. While purists prefer FLAC, the reality is that high-bitrate MP3s are incredibly efficient and sound fantastic on 99% of sound systems.
