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CD Ripping software

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?
dhl93449
daverz
487 posts
 
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.
aplhifi
515 posts
 
I'm not sure why you are insisting on WAV

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.

Best,
Alex Peychev
daverz
487 posts
 
No it's not a must. A FLAC file has the same data. It's like saying you must leave your Word files unzipped if you want the best textual quality.
aplhifi
515 posts
 
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.

Best wishes,
Alex Peychev
daverz
487 posts
 
If you are really hearing audible differences I'd say there was something wrong with your playback chain, not with the format.
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