audio cd ripping help

[hardcore_gamer29]

so i got my favourite audio cd today i want to know which format to choose in windows media player during ripping i need the bestest sound quality and i have no space issues thanks

 

[Oyeve]

. Wav

 

[hardcore_gamer29]

. Wav

what about lossless?

 

[Oyeve]

what about lossless?

.wav is lossless. Its totally uncompressed.

 

[UsandThem]

I generally rip all my CDs into 320kbps MP3 for compatibility across multiple devices, but then I just throw in the actual CD if I want to listen to it "al naturale".

 

[Tup3x]

so i got my favourite audio cd today i want to know which format to choose in windows media player during ripping i need the bestest sound quality and i have no space issues thanks

WAV, FLAC or ALAC. They all are lossless but FLAC and ALAC are compressed so those take less space. My opinion? FLAC all the way - zero flaws.

I always rip my CDs to flac (well, I rip them to wav with EAC but I'll convert them to FLAC and then tag them properly). My CDs will always stay as pristine backups in case the worst happens. I buy lossless FLAC tracks if possible.

 

[hardcore_gamer29]

i dont have any space issues can i go with wav for quality?

 

[sdifox]

i dont have any space issues can i go with wav for quality?

sure, just keep it in wave if you don't care about saving space. Use EAC to rip.

 

[Tup3x]

i dont have any space issues can i go with wav for quality?

I'd use flac because you can't, for example, embed album art in a wav file. Wav makes only sense as temporary format. Flac is lossless, you can tag the files properly (artist name, track, album name, year, composer...) and add album art. Windows 10 supports flac properly.

Just in case you didn't quite get the lossless part: quality is identical with wav and flac but flac will take less space thanks to lossless compression.

 

[Oyeve]

I'd use flac because you can't, for example, embed album art in a wav file. Wav makes only sense as temporary format. Flac is lossless, you can tag the files properly (artist name, track, album name, year, composer...) and add album art. Windows 10 supports flac properly.

Just in case you didn't quite get the lossless part: quality is identical with wav and flac but flac will take less space thanks to lossless compression.

I rip everything to WAV first then rip to whatever portable format. WAV will always be the best, then I archive the WAV in case I need a pure copy again.

 

[hardcore_gamer29]

actually i did in wav in pc media player quality is crisp clear but in my samsung galaxy e7 it doesnt feel good its heavy voice not clear why

 

[sdifox]

actually i did in wav in pc media player quality is crisp clear but in my samsung galaxy e7 it doesnt feel good its heavy voice not clear why

If it is wav file then the fault lies in the phone's dac. What are you using to playback?

 

[thecoolnessrune]

I rip everything to WAV first then rip to whatever portable format. WAV will always be the best, then I archive the WAV in case I need a pure copy again.

I personally don't agree, I still think FLAC is the best. FLAC has totally lossless compression, that then gives you the ability to add metadata like album art and tags. You can also use .cue files the exact same way you'd use them on .wav sets to create losslessly compressed versions of the albums you owned.

If you ever need to burn a replacement CD (or simply need the originals again), convert them back to WAV and in combination with the .cue file you have a bit-perfect version of your album again ready to go onto CD.

 

[hardcore_gamer29]

If it is wav file then the fault lies in the phone's dac. What are you using to playback?

Using smsung music player by the way wht is Dac?

 

[sdifox]

Using smsung music player by the way wht is Dac?

Digital to Analogue Converter.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital-to-analog_converter

You could try foobar2000 as player.

 

[hardcore_gamer29]

Digital to Analogue Converter.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital-to-analog_converter

You could try foobar2000 as player.

I have player pro also purchased it

 

[hardcore_gamer29]

Digital to Analogue Converter.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital-to-analog_converter

You could try foobar2000 as player.

And yeah i have TINNITUS in my ears as i had been a bass lover for 10 years

 

[sdifox]

And yeah i have TINNITUS in my ears as i had been a bass lover for 10 years

I can't do anything about physical damage

 

[hardcore_gamer29]

I can't do anything about physical damage

i have got your player tell me some settings plz

 

[Anubis]

for the best quality rip your gonna wanna use EAC and compress into FLAC

 

[sdifox]

i have got your player tell me some settings plz

Settings? What kind of settings do you want to change?

 

[Tup3x]

I rip everything to WAV first then rip to whatever portable format. WAV will always be the best, then I archive the WAV in case I need a pure copy again.

I don't see what's the point. Flac is superior to wav in archiving. It's lossless, takes less space and you can tag the files properly.

 

[mindless1]

This is an age old debate. Rip it to flac, and also make a high bitrate MP3. No matter what is ideal, especially if you have hearing loss, the real contest is whether you can blind ABX pick which is flac and which is high bitrate MP3. This becomes even more significant as people get older because the majority of MP3 compression loss is in treble definition, which is the frequency range where older ears lose sensitivity.

However this is all a bit silly. If you're playing it back on a phone, and (?) unknown earbuds or earphones, your weakest link in audio quality is probably not the file format. At the same time I would not use that as an excuse to set standards low and make a rip that won't achieve full fidelity on the right gear... not for audio anyway, video takes up a lot more space relative to flash chip price:storage ratio.

 

[hardcore_gamer29]

for the best quality rip your gonna wanna use EAC and compress into FLAC

what is EAC

 

[sdifox]

what is EAC

http://www.exactaudiocopy.de