For years, I have been one of those Apple / iTunes users encoding cd's to AAC custom settings of 192 kbps / 48 kHz but each recent iTunes update has annoyed me more and more, so I want to switch my setup.    While remaining an Apple user, it seems my best bet is to use:   X Lossless Decoder...

The optical drive on my Mac Book Pro is dead   I am going to encode about 750 cd's from my collection, so I'm in the market for an external drive.  I don't need to rip Blu-Ray.  Are there any particular specs I should look for would make for either better or easier encoding?   I am...

  Hi there, I am excited to have finally joined Head-Fi.org today.... I've spent the last 20 years in the music business, both as a Producer and principal of an Artist Management company.  With all the massive changes in the business and the technology, its time for me to update my...