Rip using uncompressed FLAC, WAV or AIFF format. I use DBpoweramp.
I would recommend ripping only what isn’t available via streaming services.
Use SSD drive. HDDs are noisy. Create a backup.
Ripped CDs sound best when the library/SSD is connected directly to your streamer as opposed to “streaming” this via network. Something to consider.
Building your music digital music collection
Hello all, just looking for some pointers on how to go about building your own storage library of music which is better than digital streaming (tidal/qobuz). I guess it is the uncompressed wav files or maybe dsd where applicable. From what I understand Flac is compressed.
I am doing just streaming now, but I think having offline collection and room might be useful.