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What format are most people using, and why?

Are most people just using WAV or another lossless format like FLAC?

I have personally used FLAC because of its ability to store metadata like cd and track name info, file sizes being ~25% smaller than WAV, ability to be streamed, and obviously the lossless aspect.

I am thinking about re-encoding my collection and was wondering what other people are using.

Thanks.
stealth403
hals_den
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I have been using Aiff files for all the music I've imported from my CDs, vinyl, and even cassttes. Compared to how much most of us spend on our rigs and even ICs, using up more HD space for higher resolution music seems relatively inexpensive. The CDs I made from my vinyl sound at least as good as the original and in some cases even better as when listening at louder levels with a subwoofer(turntables hate subwoofers if they are in the same room).. Also, I didn't want to re-import my music when I would surely get the upgrade itch. A year ago I was mainly listening to analog and have to say I've been seduced by the convenience using iTunes and quite satisfied with sound quality of my iMac to Airport Express to big rig. And I'm rediscovering so much of my previously neglected music now that it's a few clicks away.
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bcretty
19 posts
 
Use EAC to wav. Then use Itunes to convert the wav to apple lossless.

Instructions found here.
http://www.stevehoffman.tv/forums/archive/index.php/t-81756.html
bcretty
19 posts
 
Now I use EAC to rip directly to FLAC and J.River Media Center as my media player. Nothing else compares.
shawn_smith
5 posts
 
just a note... you should be seeing more than a 25% reduction in file size if you use FLAC at the highest compression ratio. It should be closer to 40-45% reduction.
the_smokester
174 posts
 
I have a question: How does one make "the perfect rip" and how does one know?

Well, okay, maybe that's two questions. Anyway, I have been using EAC and AccuRip to rip seedees to WAV and then immediately to FLAC (erasing the intermediate WAV file). The process I use is described here:

http://http://wiki.slimdevices.com/index.cgi?EACInstall

Much to my surprise, I find that it is accepted that a perfect "bit-perfect" rip is unlikely even with EAC...or at the very least it is usually impossible to verify a perfect rip even with AccuRip.

Does anyone have any thoughts on how to consistently and time-effectively make the perfect rip? Is it even possible to make a perfect rip for certain (even if it is not in the AccuRip database which many of my seedees are not).

Does the "perfect rip" involve a particular cd ROM drive?

Having so much invested in ripping a large classical collection, my inquiring mind wants to know.
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