Yes, I'm amazed that the CDs I ripped to FLAC 14 years ago still don't need conversion to a new format to play in all the software I use. I don't think I expect

Yes, I'm amazed that the CDs I ripped to FLAC 14 years ago still don't need conversion to a new format to play in all the software I use. I don't think I expected that when I ripped them. It's important to understand that it's not only compression that gives FLAC an edge over AIFF/WAVE. Vorbis comments are an excellent way to save metadata in audio files.