Ripping CDs

mlsstl

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01-10-2024 at 11:05pm 

While I don't have one, it looks like one of the simplest and easiest to use one-box solutions is a Brennan CD ripper. It includes a hard drive for file storage and looks up the CDs metadata for tag info. While intended as its own player, you could copy the ripped files to whatever other device you are using for local streaming.
 

There are a number of these devices now from Chinese manufacturers, too. For the OP’s purpose (ripping CD’s), they’re dreadfully over-priced, over-spec’ed (most features redundant for his system), and generally come with an HDD standard, an SSD being a considerable further hike in price despite price points of SSD’s being lower these days.

IME @audphile1 is accurate in his comment about SSD’s being a more reliable format to use when ripping CD’s [and I’d add: from which to playback files if using a slower processor spec’ed transport]. HHD’s for music-ripping/playback only advantage now is if you need truly massive amounts of storage in an array. As in over 15 TB. For ripped CD’s, I suspect that’s not most people. 😅

While ripping CDs takes time, it needn't be tedious. I ripped my entire CD library (4000*) over a month or so by doing it with my laptop in the evenings while watching TV. Painless.

Put them all on NAS and you are set to go once you have software to access them from anywhere in the house.

@rvpiano I have the CNX v2 as well, despite what someone said about it not being on par with the rest of your system obviously has not listened to it. With that being said, you will need to purchase a cheap PC that can rip CD)’s or purchase a unit that does. Your other option is to purchase music downloads and store them on a drive and attach it to your CNX. I have a TB drive attached to mine, works and sounds great. Hope that helps.

Listen to the Music

@gumbedamit

You’re so right! The CXNv2 is a wonderful streamer.

Sounds Fantastic.  
Just bought a new ripper, haven’t tried it yet.

I use dbpoweramp ripper. About $30 download.

look at JRiver software too for playing, sorting etc.