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Ripping CDs to lossless in Itunes.. HiFi approved?

Hi,

The name says it all.

I want to rip my CDs once, and do it right. I started with eac, but it's complicated to get it to work right with Apple Lossless and get the tags right.

So... I switched over to Itunes directly, ripping CDs to Apple Lossless.

Without getting too "audiophile abstract," is there anything wrong with these files?
goatwuss

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syncrasy
14 posts
 
09-28-08: Splaskin
Ed,

The slower the CPU, the worse Apple Lossless will sound. Faster CPU, no difference between AIFF and Apple Lossless.

How fast is fast? I.e., at what speed do you notice no difference?
syncrasy
14 posts
 
Hi Ed. Actually, I was trying to get Splaskin's attention, since he's the one who made the claim about speed. (I've got a 1.67GHz PowerBook G4.) I'm not sure I would notice a difference anyway. The PowerBook currently is connected to my system via the 1/8" headphone jack, and I can hear only a slight difference between Apple Lossless and the original CD --and that's when I know which source I'm auditioning. If I were to do a blind test, I doubt I could tell which one was playing. (I guess I'm not quite audiophile material, yet.)
syncrasy
14 posts
 
To follow up... I did my own comparison of Apple Lossless vs. AIFF (using my PowerBook G4 1.67GHz, connected via analog 1/8" jack to an Arcam FMJ w/ Dynaudio speakers). I did a blind A/B test and scored 50% (half my guesses were right, half were wrong). In other words, I could not tell the difference.
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