I am interested in ripping my CD collection to .WAV files. Not concerned about FLAC or other formats.
I know Windows Media Player will rip .WAV files from CD, but has anyone used dBpoweramp or EAC software instead? The rippers in this software have claimed advanced error detection strategies that I guess WIN MP does not have?
Would it not ber easier to pre-scan the CDs for C1/C2 errors in advance and use Win MP for simplicity?
But mapman is [i]not[/i] right about EAC being "old and unsupported". The last release was a couple weeks ago. There's a well-trafficked support forum. Why give out misinformation like that when it takes a few seconds to check the website?
@Lostbears
It's going to depend on what you're ripping. If you ripping more popular music, of course more of it is going to be in the AccurateRip database.
If closest to original audio quality is required, WAV is a must. For convenience, any lossless will do. My favorite is APE or WMA. The latter is FBR, so it sounds best, IMO.
No it's not a must. A FLAC file has the same data.
Sure, theoretically FLAC has the same data. In practice, there is an audible difference between all lossless formats, and comparing them to uncompressed WAV or AIFF, at least to my ears in my system.
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