Lossless convert m4p to mp3, wav, unprotected aac, etc.

I see that similar questions have been posted many times over, but still can't find what I'm looking for. My goal is a lossless conversion from m4p to wav.
Most solutions I've found on Apple Discussions is to first burn the audio track to a CD and then RE-import them in the format of your choosing. However, being a slight audiophile, I am concerned that the burn-and-import method is going to negatively affect the quality of the audio.
Are there any legal "macApps" that will provide a lossless conversion of mp4 to wav (preferably w/o burning) ?
cheers,
-gd

gigantedelicado wrote:
I see that similar questions have been posted many times over, but still can't find what I'm looking for. My goal is a lossless conversion from m4p to wav.
You really cannot. MP4 is a lossy format. You do not gain anything by converting to WAV - whatever you had before, would be gone when the MP4 was created. There is no benefit whatsoever for doing such a thing.

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