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Maybe FLAC is the way to go after all, although no iTunes support. I don't want to rip to lossless, have my CDs degrade and then find out later the rip is corrupt and no way to get my music back. Does this mean there is no way to detect if the file is corrupt? I've heard FLAC has some kind of checksum to verify this. Quote from: Sabeque on 21:14:12 I've also just noticed on the wiki page about lossless comparisons that ALAC does not have anything listed under 'error handling' (neither 'yes nor 'no'. ~ Ron Jones: I can't remember where I heard about that jitter issue because I've been searching for answers for so long and been to so many sites now however it may well have been Computer Audiophile in fact I just posted my questions there too a little earlier ~ I believe iTunes now plays gapless mp3 files without issue but when I move them to the iphone I hear gaps.therefore i think it's not the file but the player that's causing the issue however I could be wrong. ~ If XLD is the way to go, can you please recommend settings for my situation? ~ If ALAC is the way to go, should the rip be done in iTunes or still XLD? As i mentioned I had some issues ripping from iTunes, the biggest that it did not report any errors and just ripped, either missing chunks of songs or whole tracks. ~ So from what I am understanding here, all lossless formats are the same in quality, which means I could convert back and forth between all of them indefinitely without compromising quality assuming there are no software errors? If this is the case why is there so much back and forth about which is 'better' and why should I use ALAC as opposed to AIFF? Wow you guys are fast! Thank you for responding. ~ If you rip a gapless CD to multiple lossless tracks and then later convert those lossless files to mp3, can you join the tracks as one file when converting to mp3 so that you can remove the gaps? I've had problems playing gapless albums as multiple tracks in mp3 format on my iphone.

~ XLD has an option that says somethign about C2 error pointers (if your dirve supports this). When I checked the Wiki page comparing lossless formats I also did not see any AIFF reference there.

~ Assuming AIFF is the best choice based on the factors above, what would be the best settings? I see a lot of tutorials for FLAC conversion but not for AIFF. ~ I have heard ALAC may not be a good choice because of a theoretical 'jitter' issue which compromises quality. I am hoping XLD can use error correction to 'fix' these issues. ~ When trying to convert some CDs in iTunes, some tracks were not converted at all because the CDs were degraded (no scratches, just old). Therefore I want to have lossless files that I can listen to or use whenever I need to create a lossy (MP3) version for my iPhone. ~ After the CDs degrade more I need another source as close as possible to the original. I want to convert everything now in the best quality I can so that I can save my music indefinitely. A few are also older and have begun to degrade. Many of my CDs are rare or irreplaceable promos. ~ To have the highest quality digital backup possible. ~ Larger file size is not a concern for me. ~ My music is mostly electronic and hip hop (not sure if this makes a difference when choosing the lossless format or conversion settings). and want compatibility with iTunes without plugins or workarounds, so FLAC is not an option for me. ~ I want to be able to tag my files with Artist, Track name, etc.

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~ I'm on a Mac and from what I've read XLD is the best option for accurate rips. Rip CD collection in highest quality possible to lossless format (as yet undefined). I also apologize for all of the info but I want to be thorough. A lot of the data out there also seems to be very subjective, overwhelming and/or confusing. I see similar questions and threads but not one for my specific situation. I apologize if this has been already addressed. I've done a lot of searching on this topic and links keep pointing to this forum, so I believe the people here know their stuff.

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