: This signifies that the audio was ripped from a physical CD using Exact Audio Copy , the industry-standard software for creating "perfect" digital copies. EAC uses advanced error-correction to ensure the data is bit-for-bit identical to the original disc.

: This is the audio format. FLAC is a "lossless" format, meaning it compresses the file size without losing any sound quality. It provides the same audio fidelity as a CD but in a smaller file size than uncompressed WAV files.

: Use a high-quality media player that supports lossless audio, such as Foobar2000 , VLC , or MusicBee .