KMA Files

[Lonman]

I was arguing with someone that the kma files of Hoster sound much better than mp3G files that they use.Need to know how these files work? They are positive that these are basically fancy named ZIP files that break down into an mp3 & cdg file. Here is their words.

The KMA format MTU uses is very similar to the Zipped MP3+G format. It in fact does involve TWO files. When you launch a song with Hoster you'll find TWO files in your WIndows TEMP folder. A MP3 File (Audio) and another file with an extension ".zzz" (Lyrics File just like a conventional CDG File). The audio file is a standard MP3 file with a bitrate of 192kbps.

Hoster simply extracts these TWO files from the KMA file when launching a song. After the song completes the TWO files are deleted.
I've done some interesting investigation of the KMA format MTU uses, When a song is launched in Hoster TWO files are created in the WIndows TEMP folder...

A MP3 file with a bitrate of 192kbps.
A "zzz" file that is actually simply a renamed ZIP file. Rename the file to a ZIP and open it with WInzip or the like. Guess what you'll find...

TWO Files, an MP3 and a standard CDG. It IS a Zipped MP3+g file just as ALL the others use!

After further investigation I find that a KMA file IS simply a ZIPPED MP3+G file with 256 extra bytes added to the front of the file. After stripping the 256 bytes it becomes a fully functional ZIPPED MP3+G File. Interesting for those users that have thousands of KMA files and wish to switch to another player that spports Zipped MP3+G Files!

This really means nothing, just wanted to prove that the audio quality of a KMA file is EXACTLY the same as a 192kbps Zipped MP3+G file because they ARE Exactly the SAME!

Can someone clarify>? Please!