[the_eleven]

Apologies for the newb questions, but I want to get this right before I spend the next few days, ripping ALL of my cd's to a hard drive.

Currently, I rip my CD's to AIFF files in iTunes.

Do I need to use certain settings in iTunes 7 to obtain "bit-perfect" files, or is the data transfer independent of any user settings?

Specifically, in iTunes Preferences > Advanced > Importing > AIFF encoder, should any of the custom settings be used, e.g. instead of using all of the "auto" settings for sample rate and sample size?

Also, in iTunes Preferences > Advanced > Importing, should "use error correction when importing audio CD's" be checked?

Are there settings in iTunes Preferences > Playback, that should be un-checked? Crossfade PlaybackSound Enhancer, Sound Check.

And what about the volume control? I have read that this should be at max.

Or is this only for transferring files to an iPod?

Thanks.

 

[krmathis]

Just make sure "Use error correction when reading Audio CD's" in the iTunes Preferences are checked.
Nothing more to do, since you already rip to a format without data loss.