03-06-2019, 01:50 PM | #1 |
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I have a bowers and wilkins system in my G05. I really want to utilize the system to the best of its abilities. I do not have a CD Player in the car as it is a standalone option that cannot be later retrofit. What's my best option? I have CD's at home in FLAC but without the CD player I don't know what I should do. Thank you for your input and ideas. |
03-06-2019, 02:49 PM | #2 |
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Probably the best thing to do is to rip your CDs to FLAC or another lossless format (I use DB Poweramp to convert to Apple Lossless for this purpose but it also does FLAC), put them on a flash drive (This one works really well and is available at 512GB), plug it into your center console.
Under Media, you'd select the drive and you're good to go. One note, you can find playlists, genres, etc under search. |
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03-06-2019, 02:58 PM | #3 |
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USB flash drive with FLAC audio is what I use in 24/32bit
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will it actually play FLAC over usb? The issue I have with my iTunes music is how they aren't natively high bitrate tracks so upscaling them isn't the same as ripping from a CD
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I don't believe an iPod will play FLAC but only ALAC. However, if you already have FLAC there are converters available to convert FLAC to ALAC. To your point, for music I care about, I buy the CD and import into lossless files.
I've read many times that one can't hear the difference between compressed and lossless music, but it's very clear to me if you have a good system. My wife can even tell in my car quickly if something is compressed, and she doesn't really care. |
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I think you were asking if an iPod will play lossless files over USB. Yes, but only ALAC and not FLAC. ALAC is just Apple's Lossless Encoder, but the output is bit for bit with WAV or FLAC. This will work with 24 bit files as well, but CD's are all 16 bit.
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03-07-2019, 09:28 PM | #10 |
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The CODEC supports 32 BIT, but i've never actually found a 32 bit file for anything I listen to. I would doubt the DAC in the Bowers and Wilkins supports 32 bit. My McIntosh home DAC supports 32 bit, but i've never been able to test it.
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It should but who knows. I use a Schiit DAC on my custom build PC, works wonders with some quality headphones
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Any tips or tricks to get the best sound for the driver? I find my sound is okay but I don’t think I am getting all I can from the rear speakers. Best sound profile etc. I’m more interested in what sounds best for the driver since 95% of the time that is the only person in the car.
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So all of you bowers owners out there, isn’t better to listen to compressed on the Harmon or the Bowers?
Or another way, is it limitation of the system on the Harmon vs limitation of the media on the Bowers? I ask as there is no way you will have a lot of lossless music in today’s day and age, heck, I don’t have much of my CD collection anymore and old classic rock was never on a CD to begin with Just askin for a friend! |
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For any CarPlay and B&W system owners here,
As far as I understand (some fast internet research):
Basically, from what I understand, to achieve pretty good quality, using 24bit ALAC with even wireless CarPlay should be fine. There are a couple unclear points, but hopefully one day it will be answered. The ultimate thing is to have high bit-rate FLACs and play via USB. But I think ALAC with CarPlay (wired/wireless) should be as close as possible with minimum inconvenience. Feel free to correct any points that could be wrong.
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Yes, but why would you use a DAC with the B&W system? It already has one...
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I can see there being some difference but I'd need to try one of my DAC's to see if it's enough to warrant using one
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When you load your FLAC files the usb, what is the file structure needed for proper search and playback? Do I need to create folders for artist and album similar to how iTunes stored data on the computer?
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