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CD ripper

I have a sizable CD collection that I would like to make DSD files from. 
Looking for a decent ripper. 
I have a pair of really old Bevridge System 3 speakers that badly need restoring so my current listening setup is:

Fostex HP A8C and Fostex TH900 headphones. About to order LS50s.  Not sure if I want to go passive or powered.

Is it necessary to spend much on a high end ripper?  Trying to figure out a budget.

Thanks!
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I have over 10K CDs that I have ripped.  I just use iTunes to rip to aiff (only because the title mapping is easy).  I then transcode to flac with AudioRepair from XiVero.  Works like a charm and can correct for some CD errors.  Flac, aiff and wav are all lossless, flac files are just smaller.

Redbook files can sound amazing on a modern DAC.
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