Why would you automatically suspect that ripped CDs sound worse than the CD itself? I ripped my CD collection of several thousand CDs starting well over 10 years ago and was never able to tell a difference in sound quality between the two formats. Remember, the CD itself was made from a digital file that was saved on a hard drive.
That said, one does want to pay attention to the system to which you save your ripped CDs and use for playback. You want good equipment and an eye toward minimizing interference issues. I have my collection on a Linux PC in a separate room that runs the server program. It connects by ethernet to the player.
And, once ripped and well-tagged, it should be easier and faster to find what you're looking for in your collection than just browsing through a bunch of CD cases.
That said, one does want to pay attention to the system to which you save your ripped CDs and use for playback. You want good equipment and an eye toward minimizing interference issues. I have my collection on a Linux PC in a separate room that runs the server program. It connects by ethernet to the player.
And, once ripped and well-tagged, it should be easier and faster to find what you're looking for in your collection than just browsing through a bunch of CD cases.