Ripping cd's

[ZincAlloy]

@f1eng - I too have been using iTunes / ALAC / error correction for many years. Obviously it is impossible to say if there is a different method of ripping out there that would be better, but I have never had any reason to suspect there is anything at all substandard with how iTunes performs. The tagging issue you mention has never been a problem for me, but I have to say that over the years, as iTunes has been progressively updated again and again, it is just slowly getting worse and worse in so many ways....

So that it's clear. I'm not suggesting that iTunes creates rips that are substandard, sonically. I just find, like you, that it's got worse and worse over the years. What I like about MediaMonkey is that it gives me more control over how I tag and manage my library. Re:AccurateRip, I think this is a third party database which seems fairly up-to-date. There are a few occasions when I've ripped a CD and it hasn't been found in the database. Note that I'm talking about rock music here; if you're a classical fan, there may be a better alternative.

ATB, Ken