Is there a method to know the source of a .wav or .flac file, either listening to it or through some software? The CD or DVD would be the best obvious source,
![My relationship with digital music: Audio compression and introducing “lossy” to my lexicon. | by Chris Hugelmann | Medium My relationship with digital music: Audio compression and introducing “lossy” to my lexicon. | by Chris Hugelmann | Medium](https://miro.medium.com/v2/resize:fit:1400/1*mInzQzFYvDKVw9K96pIE_g.png)
My relationship with digital music: Audio compression and introducing “lossy” to my lexicon. | by Chris Hugelmann | Medium
![Are the FLACs from free-mp3-download.net legitimate? I found one song that has cutoff at ~16kHz (top). Most songs still have some cutoff at the top like 320K MP3 (middle) plus there's some Are the FLACs from free-mp3-download.net legitimate? I found one song that has cutoff at ~16kHz (top). Most songs still have some cutoff at the top like 320K MP3 (middle) plus there's some](https://preview.redd.it/are-the-flacs-from-legitimate-i-found-one-song-that-has-v0-6cvnrpms5l2b1.jpg?width=640&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=8af0a2bf36e3e12a272f60e9cbe7e5e2561472c0)
Are the FLACs from free-mp3-download.net legitimate? I found one song that has cutoff at ~16kHz (top). Most songs still have some cutoff at the top like 320K MP3 (middle) plus there's some
![Why do some songs on Spotify have a hard cut at 16KHz like a poor quality MP3 whilst others don't? : r/audiophile Why do some songs on Spotify have a hard cut at 16KHz like a poor quality MP3 whilst others don't? : r/audiophile](https://i.redd.it/d1lmhuujtpi61.jpg)