Simple & Effective Conversion Software

If you are going to be resampling the files in software, use any application with the iZotope 64-bit algorithm. I use Wave Editor, which is a Mac program.

If all you are going to be doing is changing the envelope (FLAC to Apple Lossless for example), Audacity is free and I believe it does that. I use Amadeus Pro, which costs $40.

XLD or Max. I think XLD is the simpler of the two. Both are free.

DBpoweramp has a batch converter that will do an entire collection in one shot. It's a bit odd in that it wont replace the files, so you will need to do some clean up afterwards. It's about as easy as it gets. I'm not sure the transfer is what it should be however. I am also considering switching to a Mac mini (just for music) I have about 5000 ripped FLAC titles and dont really feel like re-ripping but I want to go with the Apple lossless format. My plan is to get a spare 2TB drive and copy the entire collection to it and let her rip ... so to speak. I will test it out for a while and see how it sounds. The computer side of me thinks it's a pretty straight forward conversion ... lossless should be lossless and the data should remain pretty much untouched. The audio freak side is a bit more worried. I have a feeling it will take some time to make this jump. Anyone out there who has made this transition and did the A/B sound test this would be a great time to chime in. I can do a small test (10-20 titles) and report back but I wont have the Mac mini until February.