But first, I tested 10 times, drag(rip) the same file from the same disc. This is the most basic CD ripping with Mac OS, isn’t that too easy?īut are these files identical to the CD source? We will find out later. You can simply drag these files to your computer, each file will becomes a non-compressed 16bit/44.1kHz AIFF file. Double click on the CD icon, each song is represented by a file. Mac user should know that when they load in an audio CD, there is a CD icon appears on the desktop screen. It draws my interests to perform some comparisons. I had a search on internet and there are many audiophile forums talking the same thing. For jitter issue, it can be cleaned and recovered by a good DAC, plus good dejittering unit/method ahead of it.Īudiophiles worry even more that iTunes CD imports is not an exact digital copy of their original CD. Adding audiophile capacitors on motherboard will not produce higher quality music playback. There is almost impossible chance just by try and error to identify the cause(s) and fix it(them). We have discussed jitter on last few articles, there are too many variables to determine how much jitter is created within a computer. If this chain is transparent, the only issue left is “jitter”. The most important issue is the data transfer from CD to your hard disk, then later output data perfectly. We need to repeat one more time, the first goal of digital audio playback is “data integrant”. I think audiophiles dislike iTunes is more based on psychological reason, general thought that it is designed for kids to playback MP3. Some people complains iTunes ripped music sonically worse than EAC, they also have an idea that iTunes playbacks quality is inferior. Is there nothing else in this market can produce equally good CD rip? We will try to look this topic seriously in this article. However, EAC historical background is rooted since very early days, when all computer resources are so limited. EAC is indeed a very nice program with its secure ripping features.

This time we will look at a larger topic in audiophile perspective – Import Audio CD, or Rip your CD data perfectly to your hard disk.Įvery audiophile knows EAC (Exact Audio Copy) on Windows PC is rated as the best CD ripping program, but not much other similar programs, especially on the Apple Mac side. Last time we shared our excitement using iPhone as i Tunes remote control.

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