Near-lossless / lossy FLAC
Reply #13 –
This sounds like something that could be achieved through collaboration with FLAC's developer - add a command to FLAC.EXE to select a "quality" which might equate to how aggressive the algorithm is and output to a FLAC file.
The issue of "is it a lossless FLAC file or a lossy FLAC file" would remain for those who do not create their own FLAC files - however a simple checksum of the resultant WAV file (and an Accurate Rip style database) would instantly indicate whether the file was lossy / lossless.
Good luck with implementation........