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Add to SafariWhen comparing LPCM WAV vs Free Lossless Audio Codec, the Slant community recommends Free Lossless Audio Codec for most people. In the question“What is the best audio codec for music” Free Lossless Audio Codec is ranked 2nd while LPCM WAV is ranked 3rd. The most important reason people chose Free Lossless Audio Codec is:
The FLAC format is free to use and fully open source.
Question Ranking
Pros
Pro Lossless
Being uncompressed, WAV files are sure to keep all of the original audio data.
Pro Compatibility
Being a very old codec, its compatibility is widespread.
Pro FOSS
The FLAC format is free to use and fully open source.
Pro Lossless
Retains all of the original audio data.
Cons
Con Proprietary
WAV is developed by IBM and Microsoft and released under a proprietary license.
Con Uncompressed
WAV is uncompressed Linear PCM audio, which would take up a significant amount of disk space and is not very efficient (no size difference between a minute of audio and a minute of silence).
Con Compatibility
Not (yet) compatible with many music player devices, primarily older ones.
