Subj : Organizing collections
To   : Warpslide
From : Ogg
Date : Mon Feb 12 2024 22:05:00

Hello Warpslide!

 W> What do people use now-a-days to rip audio CDs?  I remember
 W> back in the day using Audiograbber and thenAudiocatalyst to
 W> rip to MP3.  And then of course used Winamp to play them.

I use iTunes.  Many import options.  For a CD that I might like  
to sell or give away, I like AppleLossless (m4a). I use the  
AnyAudioConverter to manipulate the "source" to mp3 if  
necessary.

I've conducted several comparison tests between .m4a and FLAC  
and find the sound is quite identical when burned to CD audio.

For example.. this piece:  https://ibb.co/TvYMhCT   ..has a  
super low-end G organ note.  Sounds fantastic on a good hifi  
system. Sounds the same if converted to FLAC and burned to CD.
However if the file is converted to 320kbps mp3, it loses its  
original impact.


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