Best CD ripping transport.

[EfeTe]

Me three.

[Levitator]

Another one for dBpoweramp

[The Lost Bears]

EAC is not that difficult to use and the setup wizard works just fine. I have been using it for years with absolutely no problem. It is a free program so it costs you nothing to try. If the rip matches in the AccurateRip database, then it is bit perfect. I get tired of hearing how difficult EAC is to use when it is just not true.

[-E-]

Originally Posted by jdandy

Emile.......Did you forget to write "in my opinion".


There is plenty of evidence that demonstrates dBpoweramp is the equal to if not the better ripping software. You're right about one thing, EAC requires significant configuration to enable proper ripping. The EAC configuration wizard is just part of it. I can see why it is necessary for you to configure customers servers and hand-hold them until they are up to speed. I don't really get the "archive-grade" description you like to use. What does that mean, better than bit perfect? It is either bit perfect or it isn't.

EAC is kind of like Audio by E, a single person venture where you are the guy who assembles the computer and instructs the end user, and Andre Wiethoff is the guy who writes and supports the free ripping software along with his day job. There is nothing wrong with any of that if you can make it work. You have a number of happy customers that I am certain you are proud of, and EAC is well received as a ripping software. No offense is intended here, just a rebuttal with respect to your "Everything else is second class" comment and the insinuation it seems to infer.

Personally I prefer dbPowerAmp because it is a professional level software being actively developed by a company who is into high quality audio, i.e. Illustrate. Yes, dBpoweramp requires a small fee to purchase but it is well worth it, captures metadata and tagging more accurately, and is intuitive to use. dBpoweramp takes advantage of AccurateRip just like EAC and XLD for file accuracy comparisons. Lets not forget who invented AccurateRip, the same folks who developed dBpoweramp. Both ripping software programs inform you when a rip is not accurate.

Here is some interesting reading for those who may not have already seen it.

http://www.dbpoweramp.com/secure-ripper.htm

While I can appreciate your enthusiasm for your particular choice of ripping software and the less than user friendly setup required to configure it for proper ripping, there are just as many audio enthusiast and pro audio folks who prefer dBpoweramp. Making a blanket statement that EAC rips somehow make everything else "second class" is quite a stretch from reality, in my opinion.

Sorry, Dan, but there are just too many inaccuracies or flat out backhanded comments for me to go into a full reply.

There is a reason that XLD and EAC are the de facto standards amongst the internets - my personal belief does not change reality. Neither does marketing.

[jdandy]

Originally Posted by -E-

Sorry, Dan, but there are just too many inaccuracies or flat out backhanded comments for me to go into a full reply.

There is a reason that XLD and EAC are the de facto standards amongst the internets - my personal belief does not change reality. Neither does marketing.

E.......Suit yourself. You are certainly entitled to your views and marketing strategy. I am entitled to my views as well. Guess we'll just have to agree to disagree on this topic.

[nicoff]

Having used all three (EAC, DBpoweramp, and XLC) my conclusion is that all three work fine.

EAC is perhaps the best known and the oldest. It is free but it only works with windows and has the least user-friendly interface. I prefer DBpoweamp. It is not free but it is inexpensive and has the best GUI in my opinion.

Bit perfect is bit perfect regardless of what software you use.

[Grasshopper]

What are the ideal configuration settings with XLD?

Originally Posted by -E-

Best rips: XLD (MacOS) or EAC (Win). Both require significant configuration to enable proper archive-grade ripping.

Everything else is second class - even when fully tweaked.

[nicoff]

Originally Posted by Grasshopper

What are the ideal configuration settings with XLD?

http://wiki.hydrogenaud.io/index.php...onfiguring_XLD

[Grasshopper]

Originally Posted by nicoff

http://wiki.hydrogenaud.io/index.php...onfiguring_XLD

Thanks.

[Dr Tone]

Originally Posted by nicoff

There is no such a thing as best CD ripping transport. The Drive of your Mac will suffice. The key is the software that you use to rip the disc. For the Mac I use DBpoweramp. It has a great GUI and gives you bit-perfect rips. It is not free but worth it.
I have used XLD in the past but, imho, does not compare to DBp.
Also, you will need a good tagging software. I recommend mp3tag which is free.

This is not entirely true:

https://forum.dbpoweramp.com/showthr...racy-List-2016