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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
richardfinegold OP
196 posts
 
Update: after I did a firmware update that i didn't have to pay for on the Marantz, it is now playing my flash drive with the flac files. It seems to be outputting them in 96 khz.
Previously, I wasn't to impressed with the Marantz, but now I will reserve judgement until I have tried a few more High Rez files.
achilles
135 posts
 
Cool, I look forward to hearing about the freshened Marantz.
achilles
135 posts
 
So how is the Marantz after all?
puerto
372 posts
 
Audioengr: Are you suggesting that it works just as well to use Pure Music and forget downloading XLD (unless you want to rip)? I am looking at the exact same issue as the OP. A friend is coming to visit with some FLAC music but my iMac, iTunes library with Pure Music is AIFF all the way. If the OP wanted to incorporate FLAC files into his Mac based library the conversion is still necessary correct? Would he (I) convert the FLAC music into AIFF, place it in the iTunes library and then move it to an external HD if so desired? I am fuzzy on the exact way to do this.
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hbarrel
342 posts
 
HD Tracks specifically addresses the FLAC to MAC issue...
http://www.computeraudiophile.com/content/How-Convert-HDtracks-FLAC-High-Resolution-Downloads-and-Add-iTunes-Video-Commentary
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