dBpoweramp CD Ripper? Windows or Apple version better?

Joe...EAC (Exact Audio Copy) is supposed to be the most accurate bit-for-bit ripper out there but it is a bit cumbersome to set up and use. I ripped a few CDs a year ago to send to E (Emille) at AA and it took me an hour or so looking for setup guides to walk me through the process and then it took about 40 mins per CD to rip in FLAC format. Here's a link: Exact Audio Copy

Sounds like dbpoweramp is a bit more user friendly but no idea about bit accuracy ripping. It has an accurate rip feature but that supposedly compares the results to a database of what other folks have ripped whereas EAC assures an accurate rip by doing multiple reads on the disc I believe and has been shown to be the most accurate ripper. I am a novice at this still spinning the silver discs so you will probably get a lot better advice from the digital mavens here. :D
 
I have used iTunes for years to rip to ALAC with no problems. With error checking enabled, it takes a minute or so to rip each song. If there were any errors then the file would either pop, or make some other type of noise, when played, but they sound great. However, if I were starting new I would use a program that lets me rip to FLAC, which is how I buy my HD Tracks. I would NEVER use any program that takes longer than 10-15 minutes to rip a CD.
 
I would be surprised if there are differences between the Mac and PC version.
I like the meta data offered by dbPoweramp using 4 different providers.
It is fast and supports AccurateRip.
As bit perfect reading of an audio CD is not guaranteed by design, AccurateRip is your extra lock on the door.
The Well-Tempered Computer
 
cmalak said:
Joe...EAC (Exact Audio Copy) is supposed to be the most accurate bit-for-bit ripper out there but it is a bit cumbersome to set up and use. I ripped a few CDs a year ago to send to E (Emille) at AA and it took me an hour or so looking for setup guides to walk me through the process and then it took about 40 mins per CD to rip in FLAC format. Here's a link: Exact Audio Copy

Sounds like dbpoweramp is a bit more user friendly but no idea about bit accuracy ripping. It has an accurate rip feature but that supposedly compares the results to a database of what other folks have ripped whereas EAC assures an accurate rip by doing multiple reads on the disc I believe and has been shown to be the most accurate ripper. I am a novice at this still spinning the silver discs so you will probably get a lot better advice from the digital mavens here. :D
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You can set dbpoweramp to multiple reads also.
 
Joe, I purchased dbpoweramp for the Mac when available. But haven't had a chance to use it because my MacOs is too old!:S

Used the Windows version and liked it.
 
A slight aside but curious. Somebody on AS had posted a link to a CD ripper (the hardware piece of it) that can accommodate many disks at a time. It cost something like $500 or so. Can't remember who it was and what the suggested brand was but any ideas on good multi-disk rippers? If you can do 10 or 20 disks at a time, it could be worth the investment or even a group buy where we can purchase one or even a couple of machines and then just rotate from one member to another to digitize our libraries. Any thoughts/interest?
 
dBPoweramp for Windows will "decode" HDCD, not possible on the Mac version (or EAC). I have EAC and almost never use it; it has no advantage over dBPoweramp's ripping engine as far as I can tell (except that it is free).
 
I have used both extensively. If I were doing a few CDs, I would use EAC to 'know' I was using the best. But I have used dBPamp to rip 7 CDs at a time and after doing side by side comparisons, cannot hear a difference between the two rips. I have done 400 with EAC and 110 with dBPamp and don't loose any sleep. They all sound great.
 
I didn't mention that EAC does do a better job than dBPoweramp at reading and apportioning the non-audio portions of the CD; if you want to burn as close to an exact copy of the original as possible, use correctly set-up EAC. If your goal is bit-perfect, tagged audio for your server, use dBPoweramp.
 
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