Best Audio Grabber/i-Tunes bit transparent/AIFF vs WAV files?

mwg212@gmail.co · 12th November 2006, 08:12 PM

I am trying to rip my CD's in the best possible quality. Somebody recommended EAC (http://www.exactaudiocopy.de/) as audio grabber, but it does not seem to exist for Mac's (I'm using a Macbook Pro).
What audio grabber can you recommend for the best quality files?

So far I have been ripping my CD's as AIFF files (44.1kHz, 16 bit, stereo). Would anyone recommend WAV over AIFF? Is there a difference in audio-quality?

Does anyone know whether i-Tunes is "bit-transparent", or whether it at all alters the data in any way shape or form when I use it to rip my CD's?

What I am trying to do is get the best quality file possible, and then go out directly to A high-grade DAC like the Benchmark (http://www.benchmarkmedia.com/dac1/) through toslink or USB.

Any suggestions how to get the best quality files? Does i-Tunes alter the date even if I send it out via toslink or USB? Is there a media-player that would give me a better quality?

Thanks so much for helping out, appreciate it!

Markus

yulquen · 13th November 2006, 08:05 AM

[QUOTE]Originally posted by mwg212@gmail.co
[B]I am trying to rip my CD's in the best possible quality. Somebody recommended EAC (http://www.exactaudiocopy.de/) as audio grabber, but it does not seem to exist for Mac's (I'm using a Macbook Pro).
What audio grabber can you recommend for the best quality files?

- for PC its EAC, dont know about MAC.

So far I have been ripping my CD's as AIFF files (44.1kHz, 16 bit, stereo). Would anyone recommend WAV over AIFF? Is there a difference in audio-quality?

- no, both are lossless formats.WAV files uses LSB bit order (Intel), and AIFF uses MSB bit order (Motorola).But you should rather
use a lossless compression format like FLAC.I converted my entire
cd collection from WAV to FLAC and shaved off 30% of the total
byte size.

--
Yulquen

ssmith · 13th November 2006, 10:35 AM

AFAIK, the Mac equivalent of EAC seems to be (in order of preference):

1. MAX
2. CDparanoia (looks terribly complicated)
3. iTunes using 'error correction' in advanced options.

I_Forgot · 13th November 2006, 12:50 PM

FLAC files allow tagging that .wav files do not.

I_F

12th November 2006, 08:12 PM	#1
mwg212@gmail.co diyAudio Member Join Date: Nov 2006	Best Audio Grabber/i-Tunes bit transparent/AIFF vs WAV files? I am trying to rip my CD's in the best possible quality. Somebody recommended EAC (http://www.exactaudiocopy.de/) as audio grabber, but it does not seem to exist for Mac's (I'm using a Macbook Pro). What audio grabber can you recommend for the best quality files? So far I have been ripping my CD's as AIFF files (44.1kHz, 16 bit, stereo). Would anyone recommend WAV over AIFF? Is there a difference in audio-quality? Does anyone know whether i-Tunes is "bit-transparent", or whether it at all alters the data in any way shape or form when I use it to rip my CD's? What I am trying to do is get the best quality file possible, and then go out directly to A high-grade DAC like the Benchmark (http://www.benchmarkmedia.com/dac1/) through toslink or USB. Any suggestions how to get the best quality files? Does i-Tunes alter the date even if I send it out via toslink or USB? Is there a media-player that would give me a better quality? Thanks so much for helping out, appreciate it! Markus

13th November 2006, 08:05 AM	#2
yulquen diyAudio Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Klepp stasjon	Re: Best Audio Grabber/i-Tunes bit transparent/AIFF vs WAV files? [QUOTE]Originally posted by mwg212@gmail.co [B]I am trying to rip my CD's in the best possible quality. Somebody recommended EAC (http://www.exactaudiocopy.de/) as audio grabber, but it does not seem to exist for Mac's (I'm using a Macbook Pro). What audio grabber can you recommend for the best quality files? - for PC its EAC, dont know about MAC. So far I have been ripping my CD's as AIFF files (44.1kHz, 16 bit, stereo). Would anyone recommend WAV over AIFF? Is there a difference in audio-quality? - no, both are lossless formats.WAV files uses LSB bit order (Intel), and AIFF uses MSB bit order (Motorola).But you should rather use a lossless compression format like FLAC.I converted my entire cd collection from WAV to FLAC and shaved off 30% of the total byte size. -- Yulquen

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13th November 2006, 10:35 AM	#3
ssmith diyAudio Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Paris	AFAIK, the Mac equivalent of EAC seems to be (in order of preference): 1. MAX 2. CDparanoia (looks terribly complicated) 3. iTunes using 'error correction' in advanced options.

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I_Forgot diyAudio Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Phoenix, Az.	FLAC files allow tagging that .wav files do not. I_F

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