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Ripping CDs to lossless in Itunes.. HiFi approved?

Hi,

The name says it all.

I want to rip my CDs once, and do it right. I started with eac, but it's complicated to get it to work right with Apple Lossless and get the tags right.

So... I switched over to Itunes directly, ripping CDs to Apple Lossless.

Without getting too "audiophile abstract," is there anything wrong with these files?
goatwuss
splaskin
170 posts
 
Ed,

Gordon Rankin has found that the CPU speed affects the playback of Apple Lossless even though the CPU shows minimal use during play. My iMac 2.8GHz Core 2 Duo sounds the same with AIFF and Apple Lossless. My Mac Book Pro 2.01 GHz Core 2 Duo sounds better with AIFF. You can use the convert feature in iTunes to convert files to AIFF and it will leave your Apple Lossless files. Try it and see how it sounds on your MacMini.

Steve
drubin
3,285 posts
 
My experience has been different from Ml8764ag's. I prefer the sound of the Toslink out of the Mac Mini rather than USB (use a good Toslink cable). If you are using one of the leading edge USB DACs (Wavelength, Empirical, UltraFi), none of which I have tried, it may be a different story.
istanbulu
291 posts
 
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Steve, thanks for the thoughts and ideas... I'm just a little confused about what you said (confused, not trying to be contrary!) You wrote:

>>Gordon Rankin has found that the CPU speed affects the playback of Apple Lossless even though the CPU shows minimal use during play. My iMac 2.8GHz Core 2 Duo sounds the same with AIFF and Apple Lossless. My Mac Book Pro 2.01 GHz Core 2 Duo sounds better with AIFF.<<

As I read it, (just checking) are you saying that the slower processor sounds better with AIFF? Just for the heck of it, I'll give it a try... converting an Apple lossless rip to AIFF in iTunes on my MacMini... right?

I'll let you know what happens and my thoughts... thanks for your thoughts on this,

:) listening,

Ed

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istanbulu
291 posts
 
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btw, Steve, my Minis are 2.0 dual core 2s.

Did you mean to suggest converting existing Apple lossless files to AIFF or reripping into AIFF (which is what I am doing right now with a selected CD).

Again, thanks...

:) listening,

Ed

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istanbulu
291 posts
 
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Steve... shocking and true.... quite a difference. More air, quicker percussion, and more pinpoint sourcing, wow...

So now... the annoying question... do I have to rerip all of my CDs or is there a magic mouse click hidden deep in the bowels of the iTunes interface?

:0 ! listening

Ed
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