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FLAC On A Mac

Forgive me if this subject has been discussed on this forum before, but I don't do much PC Audio and I get very confused.
I have downloaded some High Res content from HDTracks to my Macbook. These are all FLAC files. I tried transferring them to a flash drive to be played in two devices that are supposed to be FLAC compatible (most recently, the Marantz NA 7004 Network Music Player). These files won't play on either device.
They also won't play using the MacBook as the source, although I anticipated that.
Do I need some sort of a music management player to play these files? When I surf the net looking for conversion programs, most of them aim to change flac to mp3, which would defeat the purpose of trying to get a High Res file.
richardfinegold
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XLD or Max will convert what you want and they are free.
etbaby
138 posts
 
Try Amarra junior or mini this will resolve your flac issues. You can down load amarra on a 30 day trial.
audioengr
3,282 posts
 
Pure Music has the best integrated FLAC support. You can still control things from an iPad or Ipod Touch and use iTunes with Pure Music.

XLD ripper can be downloaded here:

http://tmkk.pv.land.to/xld/index_e.html

Steve N.
Empirical Audio
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507 posts
 
Although the above programs are fine, you may want to just convert them into a file type better supported by the Mac OS.

I highly recommend trying different player programs. Audirvana is free, and ranks right up there. Pure Music and Amarra are the two most expensive, and neither are my favorite.
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