[Hooah]

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Originally Posted by citywithoutmetal /img/forum/go_quote.gif I just started using mediamonkey cause it was easily the most user friendly lame ripper i found. I plop in a cd, press one button, and everything else is done for me. any fans of mm here?

Big fan of MM. Mainly due to the availability of the developers on their forums. Great program and great support base. MM3 is out in Alpha, and when the final release comes, it will be the next greatest player.

 

[Tone Def]

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Originally Posted by oak3x /img/forum/go_quote.gif Moving from the IPOD, I am now considering the iAudio 7 and Samsung YP-T9.

I'm itching to know why?

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Originally Posted by oak3x /img/forum/go_quote.gif What ripping software out there is most commonly used?

Another vote for EAC. I currently have EAC configured to rip and encode to flac, then I batch convert to mp3 using foobar which is configured to use lame.

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Originally Posted by oak3x /img/forum/go_quote.gif Which format typically gives the best audio reproduction? I have been reading alot of people use FLAC.

Um...sorry to disappoint you dude but only you can decide which format is the best. My advice is to read up on this forum as well as the one over at hydrogenaudio and decide for yourself. We can only give recommendations. I personally hit transparency at about 192 - 256 VBR.

Also there's quite a big difference in size between a flac file and an mp3 file and unless you've got some amazing ears, there ain't a lot of difference in SQ...well to me anyway.

Oh, I nearly forgot, sorry about your wallet...

 

[Laptopia]

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Originally Posted by Hooah /img/forum/go_quote.gif DBpoweramp with EAC is by far the best ripper. And I prefer flac and then to transcode it to 128k mp3 onto my dap (digital audio player) to save room and due to the fact that I am listening with cheap earbud speakers.

Another vote for EAC to FLAC (one big file and one cuesheet), then transcode to MP3 using dbPoweramp.

Your chevrons are inverted. Give me 50.

 

[Mark Larson]

I prefer CDex, VBR (192-320 kbps). I actually prefer 256kbps because some mp3 players have issues with 320 kbps files.

 

[pow3rtr1p]

I use the software that came with my Zen, and rip at 320 KBps. However, this MediaMonkey is very intriguing... May be time to reformat my DAP and my PC and start from scratch on every CD I own...

 

[Mark Larson]

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Originally Posted by pow3rtr1p /img/forum/go_quote.gif I use the software that came with my Zen, and rip at 320 KBps. However, this MediaMonkey is very intriguing... May be time to reformat my DAP and my PC and start from scratch on every CD I own...

That's gotta have a LOOWWWW cost/benefit ratio.