I rip to MP3, and I use something less than a 320K bit rate, so I don't think you're insane, but it depends on what you'll be doing with these ripped files. For my part, I'm not an audiophile and I'm not going to be playing these on a high fidelity system, so I make some allowances for speed and convenience.
If I had the ears that I had when I was younger, and I had the time and the space, then I'd be considering EAC and FLAC myself. IMHO, you're not insane for going with what makes sense for your situation. On 20/02/12 18:53, Brett Boyer wrote: > Ok I don't think I have the space for flak files. I was hoping mp3 at > 320k to conserve space. So would eAC still be a good choice? Or am I > insane for ripping to mp3s. and I should just wait untill I can get some > more space. > bb > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tim Crawford (GI4OPH)" > <tj.crawf...@talktalk.net> > To: "'PC Audio Discussion List'" <pc-audio@pc-audio.org> > Sent: Monday, February 20, 2012 4:22 PM > Subject: RE: ripping my collection: advantages of eAC vs mainstream rippers > >> Hi Brett, >> >> I used exact audio copy to rip my cd collection, comprising around 1000 >> discs to flac. To date I haven't encountered any tracks with audible >> artefacts, even those which eac reported as having possible errors. >> >> Eac seems to be generally regarded as the most accurate ripping tool >> around. >> By utilising both secure mode, and the accurate rip facility, I reckon >> you >> can be pretty sure if eac reports no errors you have a perfect copy. >> >> The process of ripping even a collection of a few hundred discs can be >> time >> consuming, so it pays to get it right first time. >> >> With this in mind, I personally feel it's well worth taking the time to >> learn and configure exact audio copy. >> >> Cheers, >> >> Tim. >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org >> [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] >> On Behalf Of Brett Boyer >> Sent: 20 February 2012 18:19 >> To: PC Audio Discussion List >> Subject: ripping my collection: advantages of eAC vs mainstream rippers >> >> Hi. I've been reading on list about eAC for ripping cd's and I know a >> few people on here swear by it. Was just curious about some of the >> advantages using it. I'm thinking of ripping my whole cd collection and >> throwing it all out. Is eAC a program I should consider? I've used wmp >> and >> Itunes but I hear some people r unhappy with the results. >> thanks in advance for the help. >> bb >> Brett Boyer -- Christopher (CJ) chalt...@gmail.com To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org
