ExactAudioCopy ripping software

Saffy, I looked at the Sonos website and it says their players do provide a digital output and that they can handle all manner of files. Perhaps you have an older model?

My opinion is that a USB DAC is the way to go. One of the weak links in digital playback has been the jitter introduced by the spdif interface and cables. USB supposedly takes care of this or at least greatly reduces it. The problem for now is that it can't go wireless. The USB device server I talked about has zero advantages because as I stated in the previous post it isn't compatible with USB DACs. Silex was telling me they hope to have a wireless server that can handle USB DACs very soon.

Herman: There are a number of folks providing mods for the Squeezebox 2 and 3 but the two I hear about most are by Boulder Cable and Red Wine Audio. Both of them have internal modifications for both the digital and analog outputs, plus an enhanced external power supply which is reputed to make a significant difference. Many folks have reported improvements by simply swapping out the stock switching PSU with an inexpensive linear one. If your interested in details, you might want to take a look at the Slim Devices audiophile forums. There have been many discussions about the various mods and their effects.

Hi
If I rip FLAC - can I convert those same FLAC files to WAV at a later date?

Also how important is the gapless setting when ripping?

Thanks

In short yes...you can use the Flac frontend to reconvert to WAV.

I've rip about a 100 cd's using the ExactAudioCopy utility and I rip them as uncompressed WAV files. I didn't want to compromise the music quality. However, having read this thread, I'm wondering if there's a way to convert my uncompressed WAV files to a encoded lossless format.

If so, can someone advise on how and with what may be the best way; thanks.

Gerald