Just to update this thread, I have decided to go with FLAC for the following reasons:
1. Lossless and is decoded natively on the Squeezebox 2. Control - it's open source. Screw closed formats! 3. As far as iTunes/iPod is concerned, I'd never get my entire library on my iPod so I will now resort to playlist syncs and select album works. Since I have an iPod Photo 60 GB, I will also reserve just 60 GB's of space on my hard drive for whatever files I deem iPod-worthy at the time and transcode those FLAC files to a high-bitrate AAC, MP3, or other lossy format. For critical works I might even transcode those select FLAC's to Apple Lossless on my iPod. I've got EAC ripping/transcoding as I type this; CPU utilization is 3% to 5% during RIP and averages 40% to 70% during transcoding to FLAC on my Athlon X2 4400+. I've set it up to transcode to FLAC during the RIP - seems to be running quite well. I plan to add a 2nd CD-ROM I have sitting around to begin ripping/trancoding two CD's at a time since my X2 seems to have room to spare. Gotta' love dual cores! Anyways, thanks for the input gentleman - this community is awesome! Cheers! -- EnochLight ------------------------------------------------------------------------ EnochLight's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3392 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=20066 _______________________________________________ ripping mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/ripping
