blueghost, 
Free Lossless Audio Codec (FLAC) is an audio format, data is compressed with no loss of information or quality.
FLAC is a format option for archiving audio collections such as CDs.
Ripping a CD to FLAC allows an exact copy of an audio CD to be created if the original is lost or damaged.
Supported devices: https://xiph.org/flac/links.html#hardware
Supported software: https://xiph.org/flac/links.html#software
FLAC: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FLACWebsite: https://xiph.org/flac
