CD Ripping software

When looking up reviews of dBpoweramp, I came across one that compared all the lossless formats for encoding speed, file size, etc. As a test, the author encoded the same file through all 4 or 5 formats SEQUENTIALLY and then compared the final digital file and it was identical to his starting file.

However, that does not mean that the process to recover analog information from all file types is identical, just that the starting digital information is.

Its not like I have any idea what you guys are talking about, but I've gotten together with another good audiophile buddy, we copied redbook and downloaded wav vs flac. Only on the very best recordings at the highest bit/sample rates were there minor differences. Redbook to wav was noticeably better than redbook to flac. Can't tell you why, but we now both drop EVERYTHING to wav.

You can also try TunesKit Audio Converter. I use it to rip DRM from my iTunes music and Apple Music. After that, I can directly burn them into a CD.

bellasmith:

I'm afraid your information is about 11 years out of date.  While Apple originally sold music with DRM, this has not been the case since 2009:

https://www.wired.com/2014/03/kill-itunes-drm/%EF%BB%BF