it is, FLAC is a compressed format. not sure how a CD can be 2GB either when the capacity of a CD tops out at around 700MB. maybe a DVD with with video?
and as to your question, its better to use the WAV/FLAC format locally as your internet stream will be much lower bitrate, so reducing the...
whats wrong with just turning your speakers up, or do you all live in massive pads that cant hear music between rooms? why is this even a necessity? #teamluddite