CardinalFang wrote: > m1abrams;317040 Wrote: >> Bottom line is this, would you want to spend the time to rip 500 CDs and >> possibly have errors in the data but really have no way to know until >> you listen to each and every track. Or use a proper program and rip >> 500 CDs and know that you have no errors in the data. >> >> Also I have found that many CDs have errors, even brand new CDs. > > They all have errors, but it's whether they can be corrected or not is > the issue. iTunes works for me, the only time I ever found an problem, > I cleaned the disk and re-ripped it and all was fine.
There's the rub: "the only time I ever found a problem". When you rip with EAC or dBPoweramp you *know* you've got an accurate rip or not - the ripper tells you. Programs like iTunes, Windows Media Player, etc. do *not* tell you - they just do the best they can. > I'm a Mac user and I do run Parallels, so I could use these other > rippers, but to be honest I haven't found the need, because when I did > trial them they were painfully slow and gave no discernible > improvement. dBPoweramp Reference is very easy to use and, if you pay for the AMG subscription, pulls in far more metadata than other rippers. It's also very fast. > The only reason I posted was because it was said that if you care about > audio, you shouldn't use iTunes, which is misleading. It only matters if > you have disks that error correction can't fix and then a more > industrial strength solution is needed. I haven't needed it. No, that's wrong. The original statement was right - if you care about audio you shouldn't use iTunes, for the reason I have stated above. > I will admit that EAC and the ilk do appeal to the geeky audiophile > part of me, but the busy pragmatic side makes me use iTunes because it > is a far more pleasant experience. I'd rather be listening than > ripping. So listen while you're ripping. Throw a disc in, press start, and leave it to do its stuff while you have a beer on the couch. R. _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
