I am ripping all of my files to FLAC. Two questions: Should I do an inaccurate, accurate, or secure rip? Also, does it matter what the bit rate of my FLAC files are?

http://blowfish.be/eac/Setup/setup1.html

Thank you!!

Flac bitrate (or compression level) only affects file size, quality is always the same as the cd.

Thank you!

I'd advise you to use level 5 or lower for FLAC. Some people think that level 8 results in smaller file sizes so DO THAT. Other people know that whatever is reading the FLAC files requires more processing power to play a level 8 than a level 5 FLAC file. It can make a difference and you don't save a lot by going for maximum compression.
(we learned about this with the Logitech Squeezebox Touch, an awesome device that is right at the limit of it's processing power with level 6 and above FLAC files. Your mileage may vary)
 
Don't sweat it too much though, you can convert FLAC -8 to FLAC -5 via a batch process with no degradation of the data.
 
If you want to rip once and be done, use secure mode after you have properly setup EAC.

Your post kind of made sense^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Not quite though.

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aangen said:

I'd advise you to use level 5 or lower for FLAC. Some people think that level 8 results in smaller file sizes so DO THAT. Other people know that whatever is reading the FLAC files requires more processing power to play a level 8 than a level 5 FLAC file.

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I'd like to add to this that when using a semi-modern computer to play FLAC files the difference is pretty insignificant no matter what level of compression you pick. Quoted from FLAC website:
 
"... FLAC is asymmetric. That means that it is optimized for decoding speed at the expense of encoding speed, because it makes it easier to decode on low-powered hardware, and because you only encode once but you decode many times."
 
That said, there is still a significant difference in the time it takes to encode FLAC files while the difference in file size isn't very spectacular when choosing higher levels.