CD ripping

Question - ripped my CDs as FLAC using dbpoweramp and stored them thumb drives which I play thru my Bryston combo in my main system.
Now I want to load some of those music files onto an iPad Nano To listen while walking. Can I just use my laptop and drag the files off my thumb drives to my Nano or do I need to first download iTunes and convert my FLAC files to Apple Lossless before loading them onto my Nano?

@rockyboy

Apple devices don’t play FLAC, they play their own version, ALAC. You will need to have the files transcoded. DBPoweramp probably will do this automatically for you, but dragging and dropping from your PC desktop won’t work.

Best,


Erik

Thanks much!

I skimmed through this thread to find more info on CD ripping hardware. I might upgrade my Mac laptop in the next year, but all new Macs come without a disc drive so I’ll have to rip CDs using some external hardware. I actually haven’t heard much talk about this sort of product in audiophile circles and I’m looking for some affordable products to get the job done well. Soundsrealaudio mentioned the "Buffalo CD Ripper", but I’m still not exactly sure what product that would be based on a quick google search. Does anyone have any recommendations?

Not a Mac guy, but I would assume all you need is an external CD/DVD drive, probably connected with USB. Your player may have the ripping software or you can get dBpoweramp or some other ripping software.