Flac or ogg 320 or others and why?

[medic2000]

As the title says....

[monsterstack]

I usually encode ripped CDs to Ogg 320kbps just because of the smaller file sizes. If I download something in flac, though, I usually leave it as it is. If I download mp3s or Oggs, I leave them as they are, too, because I don't want to degrade them any further by converting them to another format.

[gn2]

.mp3

Why?

Compatibility.

[cb951303]

To my ears, there is no difference between OGG 320 and FLAC (yes I know FLAC is lossless)
Since FLAC has a bigger file size, I would go with OGG

[monsterstack]

.mp3

Why?

Compatibility.

If you are prepared to lose a hell of a lot of money, it's worth getting one of those iAudio players [amazon.co.uk]. Massively overpriced, but it identifies itself as a generic USB device so it works on anything, has a huge disk, and manages to play MPEG1 Layer 1/2/3, WMA, FLAC, OGG Vorbis, OGG FLAC, Apple Lossless, AAC/AAC+, AC3, True Audio, Monkey Audio, MusePack, WavPack, G.726, and PCM files without complaint.

[gn2]

If you are prepared to lose a hell of a lot of money, it's worth getting one of those iAudio players.

But that wouldn't make any difference to my car stereo or my household's range of assorted mobile phones

[monsterstack]

But that wouldn't make any difference to my car stereo or my household's range of assorted mobile phones

Good point. But then you could always plug the device into your car's stereo and use it instead of your phone.

[gn2]

Good point. But then you could always plug the device into your car's stereo and use it instead of your phone.

Nope that wouldn't work either, the car stereo reads directly from USB flash drive or SD card.
I just don't need (or want) a £200-odd quid portable media player.
If I did, I would buy a netbook

[binbash]

If the file size is not important, flac is the best because it is loseless.

[.Maleficus.]

If I download something or rip a CD to my collection it's always FLAC. I'll make 192kbps MP3s if I want to put it on my iPhone but for music on my computer, FLAC.