Burning CDs of downloaded music
Is there a way to purchase/download individual songs and burn them to a CD while maintaining CD quality (16 bit, 44.1 kHz)?
I currently use a home theater subwoofer in my stereo. I am considering upgrading my subwoofer. Since my only recent reference is my stereo, I am not really sure what high quality bass should sound like. I looked at subwoofer reviews on YouTube and unfortunately, I only own 2 songs from their playlists. My thought was that I would like to get to know those songs from the reviews on my system so when I visit stereo shops I would have a better idea if I was hearing improvements. I am not set up for streaming. CDs are my only digital source and my DAC only has one SPDIF input. If I could create my own compilation of those test songs on CD, I could understand their performance on my system and use the same CD in a stereo shop.
If I can’t make such a CD, is there a less complicated way to figure this out? I’m sure the stereo stores will have streaming. But that doesn’t help me get to know these songs on my current system.
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With your goal being to have a demo set of songs for auditioning at stereo shops, do you have a PC with a disk drive? Then download DBPoweramp free version, or full version trial free for 21 days, and rip your CD tracks to Flac lossless files on your hard drive. Then upload the song files of your choice (still digital) to a thumb drive. Every Stereo shop worth considering will be able to upload and play your lossless Flac files for a demo. For a very good, inexpensive intro into digital playback and streaming, Download Audirvana Studio Origin for $119 to stream all of your local digitized library from pc to your DAC. Or, subscribe to Audirvana Studio Classic for $6.99/ mo. to play not only your local files, but possibly add a high resolution streaming service, such as Qobuzz. ( a subscription to Qobuz is 13.99 - 20.00/ month). All subscriptions have a trial period. Only thing else you will need is a cable from a digital out port on your PC with an SPDIF connection to your DAC. Then, you can compare this basic streaming setup to your current CD system and decide next steps. I think you may be positively surprised. Good Luck! |
@dunring007 @ketchup I did a test run. I downloaded a song from Qobuz in .wav format to my MacBook. I burned a copy of the song onto a fresh CD. I can see the track and it plays on the CD drive of the MacBook. I have two stereo systems and neither CD player will play the song. One player indicates that it is using playing time with nothing coming out. The other player indicates that this is a data file. Any thoughts on what I am not doing correctly? |
You’ll need to do a little more than copy and paste. There may be CD ripping functionality within ITunes but you’d have to research that. There are also other Cd Ripping software programs available on the web- some are free to download and use. Proper ripping sets up the file structure prior to so that it can be recognized by the player. |
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