what program do you use to encode music?

[Apesbrain]

After ripping my CD collection first to WMA, then to Ogg, then to MP3, I figured out that lossless was the only way to go.  FLAC/ALAC; it doesn't matter.  Rip once and convert later to any format you might need.  Be sure to have an off-site backup plan.

 

On Windows, EAC > FLAC is fine.  dBPowerAmp is another popular ripper.  On Mac, set iTunes to rip to "Apple Lossless" format or many people like XLD.

 

Old Plextor drives were good performers.