thee_prisoner :
Wav quality is the same as FLAC, both are lossless formats. FLAC just has the advantage that you get information tags on the name of artist, album, songs and etc. Since you recorded into wav it really make a difference but you could add tags. Also, using the FLAC format it might not play on some devices you're using where wav might play on more devices.
I have heard of iON products but never used them. I'm somewhat suspect of these products because I think the quality of the turntable is low but if you are getting acceptable quality recorded sound, that's what really counts.
I don't have a problem with digital but I prefer to go total analog when using an analog source since speakers are an analog output, if that make sense(haha).
To really answer the question, no you won't lose any quality unless you're a person who has very high end equipment and ears that can tell the difference.
Be seeing you, the Prisoner...
Yeah, the quality is pretty good, same as headphones. I don't have the budget nor patience to buy the $500 type turntables, and honestly, it sounds just as good as when I listen to it in headphones.
I never got the same sound from CD's, though I heard if you use a DAC, you can get them to analog quality.
Either way, so you're 100% that there's no quality loss in converting 16bit pcm WAV to FLAC?
Just wondering, because I'm pretty neurotic when it comes to even mp3's, making sure that they're 320kbps if I HAVE to do mp3.
Trust me, I can tell the difference lol. Tinny drums and vocals are always the first thing I notice too ;D