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Originally Posted by Catlady
Since I retain any original CDs, re-ripping to flac seems pointless. I'd still also need mp3 files to play my music.
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Originally Posted by HarryT
I'm in the same position as you. I'm sticking to MP3.
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The point would be to protect your CD sources against damage, loss, or obsolescence.
Backing up your CDs to FLAC essentially immortalizes your CDs. Then you can still go on using your mp3s as is, or make a new copy from the FLAC in whatever format you choose, maybe for your future portable players, with no quality loss.
For the record, I don't do this either, my fairly low bitrate mp3s are adequate for my purposes, and I have no motivation to put any more work into it.
However, if I acquire new material going forward, I might choose something other than low bitrate mp3.