sfraser Wrote: > Hi, I am new to the SB2 SS products but have been storing wav files on > hardrives for years. Quick qustion, I see alot of people like using EAC > product for ripping CD's. What are your opinions regarding file/sound > quality of using a product like Musicmatch to rip CD's in WAV format VS > EAC in unsecure mode? I will assume as long as there are no bit errors > in the ripping process the files will be identical and therefore sound > the same? >
If you assume not bit errors, then yes, they will sound the same ;-) There will undoubtedly be errors, but as to how significant an effect they have -- that all will depend on a variety of things, especially your equipment + setup. I'd try an experiment on a few key pieces of music that you have and make an evaluation on that. I've never bothered with a comparison between EAC unsecure mode and another piece of ripping software - EAC probably has the edge due to the features it uses (even unsecure), but if I had to take a view, I'd say that it would be impossible to tell the difference by ear. I have re-ripped everything I have using EAC secure to FLAC - of course my starting point was an AAC/MP3 library so it was an easy decision. -- jhwilliams _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
