Reasons to switch to EAC from foobar or winamp for ripping.
Reply #22 – 2010-09-06 09:46:20
I bet I'm not the only one here viewing the title of this discussion as problematic. bahathir, I suggest you familiarize yourself with this forum's search function and work your way back through the archives. These questions have become quite tiresome. In your pursuit of other discussions, here's a freebie:http://www.hydrogenaudio.org/forums/index....showtopic=82032 Here is fairly new article in our wiki , but it doesn't seem to be available through navigation at the moment (well at least I can't find it except through a search or it's discussion here in the forum):http://wiki.hydrogenaudio.org/index.php?ti...n_of_CD_rippers Not only is it problematic, but it invites some serious trolling and in-fighting amongst usually civil audio enthusiasts. If the poster is just looking for a good reason to use EAC, as greynol has aptly pointed out, many reasons can be found here in HA. CUETools ripper is a great alternative for those who must have free sw. dBpoweramp, in its current iteration, is a respectable "rival" to EAC (I prefer dBp personally.) ...but you will have to pay a (very fair, IMO) amount for it in its fully-functioning form. It really comes down to what you think it's worth. My opinion is that EAC and dBpoweramp are both superb secure rippers. dBp's advantage is that it is easier to maintain and a bit more novice-friendly. It is worth the asking price, IMO, for what it lacks in it's cost of personal time. EAC is well-respected around here and it's strong-point is that it's free. They'll both give you great results. If you just don't care about rip-reports and cue sheets to "recreate" the CD with exact offset, I found that iTunes had a good ripper with the error correction turned on. I never heard a pop, click, or anything in the rips I made with it in the past. Whatever works for you.