For a long time, EAC was the only software that did truly accurate ripping because it was the only one that did data validation. Many (most?) others have caught up and are, for the most part, just as good from a technical standpoint. So long as the ripping software has a "secure" or "paranoid" mode that verifies the data, you can feel pretty good about it. Even better if it verifies the rip against a database like EAC (EZ-CDDA does this now too).
Extraction is actually one of the most solid aspects of PC Audio technology. And if you compress to a lossless format (like FLAC), that is equally if not more solid of a technology.
Extraction is actually one of the most solid aspects of PC Audio technology. And if you compress to a lossless format (like FLAC), that is equally if not more solid of a technology.