On Tue, Feb 1, 2011 at 2:58 PM, Mahesh Murthy <mahesh.mur...@gmail.com> wrote: > So I have some 1,500 or so CDs and I'd like to digitize them and a > reasonably high bit rate. > Not all at a go - but to keep doing a handful now and then.
I did a thousand or so in 2009 and wrote lots about the process: http://www.tbray.org/ongoing/When/200x/2009/03/02/The-Great-Music-Migration http://www.tbray.org/ongoing/When/200x/2009/03/21/More-Migration http://www.tbray.org/ongoing/When/200x/2009/06/12/Music-Migration-Done I think our tastes and constraints are quite similar. -T > Is there some sort of device with a hard drive and a CD player/ ripper where > I can simply play from the drive when needed (with remote, 5.1 out etc) and > on occasion slip a CD or a few dozen in and rip it fast - where some access > to Gracenotes or such ensures titles / song data is input automatically? > It'll be nice to have a drive in the TB range so DVDs can be digitized too > on the same system and accessible centrally in every room of the house etc. > One obvious answer might be to dedicate a laptop/computer to this and use > iTunes etc - but it seems an inelegant solution - not enough ripping speed > and perhaps not enough HDD space plus I really don't care for a locked Apple > solutions like iTunes plus I am not sure it produces high quality sound - I > do have a reasonably good set of amp, speakers and TV > Any suggestions? > Regards > Mahesh > > > >
