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The year 2004 was a tipping point for digital audio. High-speed ADSL and cable internet were becoming commonplace, making the transfer of 300MB to 500MB lossless albums feasible. Finding a "perfect" FLAC file meant you were getting a master-quality digital record of an artist's physical media. Navigating the Digital Audio Archive marioturning pointcdflac2004perfectscenexorgrar hot
In the early 2000s, storage space was limited, and MP3 was king because of its small file size. However, by 2004, hard drives grew larger, and audiophiles shifted toward FLAC. Ripping a CD to FLAC guaranteed a "perfect" 1:1 digital copy of the original studio master. RAR Archives and File Sharing This response uses data provided by Google's Knowledge