I use 8, but only because I use EAC in secure mode, so compression takes less time than ripping. Plus it seems right, in an indefinable kinda way - more perfect...
Whatever works for you though. It's almost more important to use FLAC for its tagging than for its compression, now HDs are so cheap! Adam -- adamslim SB3 into Derek Shek d2, Shanling CDT-100, Rotel RT-990BX, Esoteric Audio Research 859, Living Voice Auditorium IIs, Nordost cables ------------------------------------------------------------------------ adamslim's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=7355 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=31037 _______________________________________________ ripping mailing list ripping@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/ripping