Hi All,
Iâve just setup my new slimserver box running Mandrake 10.1 with the new Seagate 400Gb Barracuda HDD.
Iâm about to re-archive my CD collection and now that Iâve got space to burn Iâm considering using a lossless format of some description so as to repoducce the sweetest possible sound.
Only problem is with about 1000 CDâs I want to get it right the first time around â
FLAC seems to feature heavily in the SB2 spec list so Iâve been looking into it quite a bit but I'm just after some advice so I get it right the first time.
I suppose one thing to also consider is which encoder to use and does it have CCD or similar titling database support (on that note do lossless formats support tagging??)
Anyways, if anybody has some advice that you think might help me to come to a conclusive decision I'd love to hear from you.
A quick answer and a word of advice...
Answer: Use flac for encoding. I personally use EAC on Windows to rip my discs and encode to flac in one step.
Advice: Make sure you safeguard your collection against HDD failure in one or more ways. For example:
- buy an external 400GB HDD and copy your rips onto that - buy another internal 400GB HDD and mirror your first disc. - burn your rips to DVD - stream your rips to high-capacity tape - you get the gist?
R. -- http://robinbowes.com
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