What format are most people using, and why?

ALAC - As a Mac guy its a no-brainer; in fact its hard to do it any other way.

And with all due respect to those who "hate" Apple products, iTunes is a powerful solution that seamlessly integrates ripping and tagging with a first rate library manager. It works fine with SBs, iPods, USB etc, is supported by all kinds of interesting third party stuff, is backed by a highly innovative company offering excellent support and continuous upgrades and best of all for some, is free.

That said, there have been some posts discussing some limitations when used in a Win environment - not sure if its a K-Mixer issue or something else... be worth looking into.

dawnrazor-age, Wow! Your setup is amazing.

Your experience on the internal soundcard is very encouraging.

The other option I have been contemplating is using a DAC with a USB input and volume control (PC ->DAC ->Amp), which eliminates the need for a USB/SPDIF converter and a pre-amp. But for now I will go with the Lynx setup.

P,

The Lynx is a great card and a great choice.

I think you'll be extremely happy with it, I know I am.

I use an airpanel for control, and it is just awesome not to have to hunt for cds, AND get better sound.

Enjoy

I am archiving all my analog now using DSD files. They are much better than regular 16/44.1 and still just a little better than 24/192. Unfortunately you need $$$ for this kind of set-up, but the payoff is euphoric!

Regards,
Bruce

I use WMA Lossless. The reason is because I can batch-burn 200 CDs at a time and it automatically pulls in the album information including the album art.