Re: Request for some cd ripping info
I would also suggest using FLAC and getting yourself a good set of
headphones (note that good doesn't always mean expensive).I got an iBasso DX50 and a fist full of micro-SD cards to replace a
couple of iPods I left outside in the rain. The difference in sound
quality between FLAC and any lossy format is astounding, especially when
you're actually listening and doing so through good headphones or have
the device jacked into the line-in of a good amplifier and speakers.Check out head-fi.org and headfonia.com for reviews on headphones and
other audiophilia.As far as ripping to FLAC, there are a lot of tools out there, I use
DBPowerAmp, even though it cost me a little bit. It has a lot of control
and can be configured to verify the rip against an internet database. It
also pulls metadata from a number of sites and provides a reasonably easy
to use interface for selecting and editing metadata. It's not a music
manager like iTunes or WinAmp or the like (btw, I use WinAmp for managing
my FLAC library, it's OK for a freeware app). DBPowerAmp also lets me
rip to multiple formats at the same time, so I can do a FLAC rip and an
MP3 rip at once and not have to run other converters.A couple of other unsolicited thoughts on lossless formats--there are
tools that will let you upconvert from an MP3 to FLAC. Don't do this, it
should be obvious that an upconvert will have the same quality as the
source--just like you can't turn a DVD into a Bluray. Also, there is a
growing number of sources of digital music stores for lossless formats.
The much-hyped Pono store is supposed to be open for business this month,
and there are a couple of others around. Rumor has it that Amazon is
going to dive in to that pool, and Apple may not be far behind. The
upside to that is that Pono and other stores will have music at deeper
bitrates than you can get on a CD, so if you're really really into having
that "vinyl-like" sound, you can get closer to it with hi-res lossless.Despite my babbling here, I'm still pretty much a neophyte at this, but I
like what I hear from lossless.
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pkjensen
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I would also suggest using FLAC and getting yourself a good set of
headphones (note that good doesn't always mean expensive).I got an iBasso DX50 and a fist full of micro-SD cards to replace a
couple of iPods I left outside in the rain. The difference in sound
quality between FLAC and any lossy format is astounding, especially when
you're actually listening and doing so through good headphones or have
the device jacked into the line-in of a good amplifier and speakers.Check out head-fi.org and headfonia.com for reviews on headphones and
other audiophilia.As far as ripping to FLAC, there are a lot of tools out there, I use
DBPowerAmp, even though it cost me a little bit. It has a lot of control
and can be configured to verify the rip against an internet database. It
also pulls metadata from a number of sites and provides a reasonably easy
to use interface for selecting and editing metadata. It's not a music
manager like iTunes or WinAmp or the like (btw, I use WinAmp for managing
my FLAC library, it's OK for a freeware app). DBPowerAmp also lets me
rip to multiple formats at the same time, so I can do a FLAC rip and an
MP3 rip at once and not have to run other converters.A couple of other unsolicited thoughts on lossless formats--there are
tools that will let you upconvert from an MP3 to FLAC. Don't do this, it
should be obvious that an upconvert will have the same quality as the
source--just like you can't turn a DVD into a Bluray. Also, there is a
growing number of sources of digital music stores for lossless formats.
The much-hyped Pono store is supposed to be open for business this month,
and there are a couple of others around. Rumor has it that Amazon is
going to dive in to that pool, and Apple may not be far behind. The
upside to that is that Pono and other stores will have music at deeper
bitrates than you can get on a CD, so if you're really really into having
that "vinyl-like" sound, you can get closer to it with hi-res lossless.Despite my babbling here, I'm still pretty much a neophyte at this, but I
like what I hear from lossless.
