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>>192870 >Because ape compresses better than flac, making it more suitable for file sharing.
Better? WRONG. Ape makes slightly smaller files, that require 20-100 times more CPU to decode. Compression isn't about size only, it's about size/efficiency.
Also, a single byte error in FLAC file will cause a tiny skip. A single byte error in APE file will render entire part after the error unusable.
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