foobar output dither on or off ?

[castleofargh]

Thank you very much. Also the option: "enable decode postprocessing for decoding dts, hdcd etc." should I keep it deactivated?

I doubt this does anything unless a special format is found. I also don't see the point of enabling it for regular CDs. It does not concern them.

 

[damians]

Thank you very much just another question, limit drive speed while reading is better to keep it off or on? I kept this setting off for reipping my first CDs. Is there any advantage to keeping this setting turned on?

 

[sajunky]

Thank you very much just another question, limit drive speed while reading is better to keep it off or on? I kept this setting off for reipping my first CDs. Is there any advantage to keeping this setting turned on?

Depends on the CD drive. Currently drives automatically reduce speed when encountering extensive reading errors, but it not always results in the fastest ripping. If you have an older 40x drive, reading at 20x probably rips faster and giving less errors.

If you want to compare your rips for errors with others, you need to apply offset correction. Foobar is only good for occasional ripping. When you want to backup your library, better use specialised programs like EAC and you need to do number of tests to find out the optimum settings.

 

[Roseval]

I believe Foobar uses AccurateRip. It calculates the MD5 and check it against the AccurateRip database. If equal, the rip is considered to be bit perfect. Simply let the program find the right speed, it probably does so by checking for C1 and C2 errors.
https://www.thewelltemperedcomputer.com/KB/Ripping.htm