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Download and "ripping" questions with a Mac.

Hi all, I am all new to this and i need some help.

How do you rip CD's into Itunes in either WAV or Apple Lossless?
I have rip one CD and looking at the file data it shows 128kbps which is highly compressed. I may have done something wrong or missed something in the process.

Also, Itunes and Itunes+ have highly compressed music files 128kbps and 256kpbs respectively. Is there a way to convert those files into Apple Lossless or WAV. Or are you limited to HDtracks and Music Giants for high resolution music files. Do i need a special software to do all this like dbpoweramp music converter?
I want to play those "digits" on my home hifi with the highest sound quality possible using an Ipod 160GB + Wadia dock + Audio Research DAC 7.

If the answers i am seeking are buried in the archives can you direct me to them.
Thank You.

smoffatt
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drumsgreg
154 posts
 
you need to go into itunes and click on the preference tab and you will see the setup for rippping there, I use AIFF for my stuff and its sound great, on my touch with the Wadia i170.

Greg
reubent
6,939 posts
 
Greg is correct. Additionally, it is very important that you turn on error correction on the preference tab. Error correction and AIFF will get you high quality rips of your existing CDs.

I think you are forever limited when you download from iTunes or iTunes+. Even if you could convert to a higher resolution format, you would be "converting" an already flawed track.

Enjoy,

TIC
smoffatt OP
205 posts
 
Thank You Reubent and drumsgreg.

For the CD's that have already been ripped in ACC 128kbps, can i convert those into AIFF format within Itunes or do i have to rip those again with the new settings in my "preference"?
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