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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
istanbulu
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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
splaskin
170 posts
 
Ed,

The slower the CPU, the worse Apple Lossless will sound. Faster CPU, no difference between AIFF and Apple Lossless.

You don't have to rip your CDs again. iTunes can convert you Apple Lossless to AIFF. You can then delete your Apple Lossless files if you don't want them. If you are using iTunes 8.0 do the following:

Select Preferences; General; Import Settings; Change to AIFF. Select the songs you want to convert. Click the Advanced menu and you will see "Create AIFF version.

iTunes cannot convert 24 bit stuff. It changes it to 16 bit. This should be no problem with CDs.

Steve
istanbulu
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Steve... thanks... I am sure other readers appreciate your suggestions as well.

I noticed that the Apple Lossless rip sounds more "tube-like" on my ss system (and slightly veiled when compared directly to the corresponding AIFF rip).

On my 7591 tube system I noticed a dramatic improvement in clarity, presence, "musicality," as well as speed (go figure!) using AIFF when compared directly to the corresponding Apple Lossless rip.

So now I am wondering if Dave Matthews is right... "too many choices...". Anyway, thanks... thanks very much!

:) listening,

Ed

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audioengr
3,282 posts
 
I've had a number of customers report that AL files dont sound as good as .wav or AIFF. Just anecdotal. Mostly whan transmitting WiFi with AE or AppleTV.

Steve N.
Empirical Audio
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