paulieb Posted July 29, 2008 Share Posted July 29, 2008 Hi all, Like the subject says, i would like to know what the best cd ripper to aiff for a pc is. Is there an aiff equivalent of eac? I am running a pc now but will move to a mac shortly, i would like to start ripping now. Thanks in advance, Paulie Link to comment
The Computer Audiophile Posted July 29, 2008 Share Posted July 29, 2008 For ripping have you tried iTunes? It should rip AIFF on a PC as it does on a Mac. Exact Audio Copy should support AIFF as well. Founder of Audiophile Style | My Audio Systems Link to comment
paulieb Posted July 29, 2008 Author Share Posted July 29, 2008 Hi Chris, Thanks for the quick reply. I knew that Itunes can do aiff in windows. I wasnt sure if there was something better out there or not. I am looking at eac and i can not find any setting that would indicate that it can do aiff, am i missing something? Thanks again, Paul Link to comment
The Computer Audiophile Posted July 30, 2008 Share Posted July 30, 2008 My fault you need to use a little app called iTunesEncode. It allows you to use EAC to rip aiff using the iTunes encoder but all the EAC settings. http://www.rarewares.org/aac-encoders.php Founder of Audiophile Style | My Audio Systems Link to comment
Innertuber Posted July 30, 2008 Share Posted July 30, 2008 Paulie - if you use iTunes be sure to turn error correction on Link to comment
dan Posted August 5, 2008 Share Posted August 5, 2008 Hi Paul and all, This is my first post! Yes - I am really interested in this subject. I see a lot of information on this site regarding bit perfect et al, but I see two main issues where your PC (or MAC) is central. 1. Getting the rip bit perfect onto your hard drive. 2. Getting bit perfect data from your hard drive to your DAC (or whatever you are using) For now I am just interested in gettting the rip correct (if I can start this process I can worry about bit perfect data to the DAC at another time) So, if I use Itunes, and use the AIFF import option (with error correction), can I get the rip perfect onto my hard drive on my Vista based PC, or is it not that simple? I see that Chris mentions using iTunesEncode, but is this really necessary. Can't I just use ITunes and get the rip perfect, or do I need these extra add ons to enable me to get my rips perfect. I look forward to hearing your advice, Dan. nothing is easy. Link to comment
The Computer Audiophile Posted August 5, 2008 Share Posted August 5, 2008 Hi Dan - You will be totally fine with iTunes and error correction enabled. The iTunes Encode offering is only to rip AIFF using Exact Audio Copy. I use iTunes for now as I haven't seen anything tangibly better. Founder of Audiophile Style | My Audio Systems Link to comment
machinehead Posted October 18, 2008 Share Posted October 18, 2008 Guys, just a little frustrated, trying to use EAC for the first time. On windows XP, trying to set up EAC to rip to WAV file type, which setting do I use. Then want to convert to AIFF using iTunesencoder, downloaded it, how do I install it? Thanks, Jeff \"It would be a mistake to demonize any particular philosophy. To do so forces people into entrenched positions and encourages the adoption of unhelpful defensive reactions, thus missing the opportunity for constructive dialog\"[br] - Martin Colloms - stereophile.com Link to comment
Lizard_King Posted October 22, 2008 Share Posted October 22, 2008 Paulieb, I highly suggest you get DBPoweramp Music Converter which has a ripping program. You install the plugins and you can rip to and convert to so many lossless formats. Use WAV and Flac and Ape and stay away from Itunes and all of it's BS. Powerbook G4 15 inch Aluminum, \"Fidela,\" M2tech EVO (BNC)with RF attenuator,dedicated PSU, Stereovox XV Ultra (BNC) Audio Note Dac Kit 2.1 Level B Signature Upgraded to 12AU7 tubes, ARC SP-16L Tube preamp , VAC PA100/100 Tube Amp), Vintage Tubes, Furutech ETP-80, (Alon 2 Mk2, (upgraded tweeters, Usher Woofers), Pangea Power cords, Omega Micro Active Planar PC. Signal Cable Silver Resolution ICs. Link to comment
Lizard_King Posted October 26, 2008 Share Posted October 26, 2008 Why would you want to take a Wav file an make it into AIFF? I would expect the reverse! See my above post about DBPower amp Music Converter. Powerbook G4 15 inch Aluminum, \"Fidela,\" M2tech EVO (BNC)with RF attenuator,dedicated PSU, Stereovox XV Ultra (BNC) Audio Note Dac Kit 2.1 Level B Signature Upgraded to 12AU7 tubes, ARC SP-16L Tube preamp , VAC PA100/100 Tube Amp), Vintage Tubes, Furutech ETP-80, (Alon 2 Mk2, (upgraded tweeters, Usher Woofers), Pangea Power cords, Omega Micro Active Planar PC. Signal Cable Silver Resolution ICs. Link to comment
The Computer Audiophile Posted October 26, 2008 Share Posted October 26, 2008 I highly recommend AIFF over WAV because AIFF supports album art and tags. They are both uncompressed and sound identical in my opinion. Why wouldn't someone choose AIFF over WAV? Founder of Audiophile Style | My Audio Systems Link to comment
BobH Posted October 26, 2008 Share Posted October 26, 2008 Hi machinehead, Chuck the cd in your drive, when eac has loaded it up, click on the icon to the top left of the main window. It says 'wav' next to it. (No sarcasm intended) job done! Link to comment
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