BloodSugar00
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Basically, this has kinda just occured to me as I sit here undergoing the arduous task of ripping my latest batch of CD's- does the software program used to rip a CD, with it's own algorithms and processing mechanisms, leave a unique signature, no matter how comparatively slight, on the digital files it produces when they are played back? Or, are the different algorithms and independent nuances used by variants of this program type, just a means to the same end, the same sound (obviously, given the shared constant being the bitrate of the music output)? I imagine the quality is the same but do different programs of this nature leave differances in the sonic signature and/or presentation of the resultant music? I imagine any existing differances would be almost undetectably slight, if they exist, but has anyone tested rips from different programs to see if they reveal any differances in sonic qualities? If differances can be detected what level of equipment/rig/set-up would you need to be able to witness it?