FLAC, ALAC & the Ipod system - How to manage?
Posted: Tue Jul 05, 2011 4:26 pm
I am getting my feet wet into the digital hifi world. I would like to some of your opinions/recommendations on how I can effectively manage the digital music data and different formats for different players. The objective is to build high quality digital music files and played over several transports.
My music source:
1. CDs
2. FLAC, AIFF, WMA music downloads (CD and/or Studio quality)
My transports: (Currently can't afford all-in-one systems , such as, Olive, Pearchtree, etc.)
1. PC
2. Ipod Digital transports (e.g. Wadia, Onkyo, etc.)
Initial questions to begin with are:
1. Ripping CDs - Is ripping CDs to WAV format as the archive file, then, converting it to FLAC (for pc) or AIFF / ALAC (for Ipod) the best way to go? Or rip directly to FLAC? Objective is to have the best ripped digital file with no loss.
2. What's the best CD ripper? (minimun capability - FLAC, ALAC, WAV)
3. What's the best format converter? (minimun capability - FLAC, ALAC, WAV to other formats and vice versa)
Regards,
JoeyGS
My music source:
1. CDs
2. FLAC, AIFF, WMA music downloads (CD and/or Studio quality)
My transports: (Currently can't afford all-in-one systems , such as, Olive, Pearchtree, etc.)
1. PC
2. Ipod Digital transports (e.g. Wadia, Onkyo, etc.)
Initial questions to begin with are:
1. Ripping CDs - Is ripping CDs to WAV format as the archive file, then, converting it to FLAC (for pc) or AIFF / ALAC (for Ipod) the best way to go? Or rip directly to FLAC? Objective is to have the best ripped digital file with no loss.
2. What's the best CD ripper? (minimun capability - FLAC, ALAC, WAV)
3. What's the best format converter? (minimun capability - FLAC, ALAC, WAV to other formats and vice versa)
Regards,
JoeyGS