The differences between lossless music players and audio decoders are as follows:

1. Different natures:

"Lossless music players" are playback software and need to be Use it after downloading and installing;

The "audio decoder" is an external hardware and needs to be connected to the device before use.

2. How to use:

"Lossless Music Player" can directly play lossless music file formats (FLAC/APE/MPC/WV);

" "Audio Decoder" needs to be connected to the optical drive to obtain audio signals.

3. Conditions of use:

The use of "lossless music player" requires sufficient space on the computer to download and install;

"Audio decoder" is required for playback There is an audio output device, and the audio decoder itself cannot output sound.

"Lossless Music Player" can play lossless music (FLAC/APE/MPC/WV). After lossy compression, the original music is in MP3 format, and after lossless compression it is in FLAC/APE/MPC/ WV format.

The "audio decoder" divides the CD player or other digital audio player into two, converts the read digital audio signal into an analog audio signal, and then outputs it to the amplifying device for playback; pure decoding The receiver cannot be connected directly to headphones. The headphones must be connected through an external amplifying device to produce sound.