Metallica Master Flac «AUTHENTIC - Version»

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The search for Master of Puppets in (Free Lossless Audio Codec) became a crusade in the 2000s–2010s. Why? Because FLAC is bit-perfect to the CD or master source — unlike MP3s which cut high frequencies (cymbals, harmonics) and add "smearing" to transients. metallica master flac

Listening to Master of Puppets in FLAC versus Spotify (Ogg Vorbis/AAC) yields distinct differences in three areas: This is the underground story