it doesn't really take that long to EAC a cd. what speeds have you seen while extracting? some drives are faster than others. If you don't get any good drive recommendations here, you might want to visit a computer forum ask what drives excel with eac (or perhaps just google it). One machine i set up for EACing had a lite on cd-rw drive that maxed out at about 25X. that is only 3 minutes per disc! If the discs are really beat up it can take longer, but i would start with the best drive you can find to increase your chances of fast extraction.
High Speed Ripping Laboratory for EAC
Apart from my treasured audiophile recordings and SACD's, I have 2-300 CDs kicking around with no slip cases or jewel boxes with the scuffs and scratches that you might expect from moving them around, taking them in and out of the car etc.
Most of them play just fine, but they seem to take a bit of extra time to "rip" if I want skip free music on my PC or iPod.
And the iTunes program doesnt catch many of the errors, leaving some of them unplayable - not on my hardware at home but by the time they get to my iPod.
Therefore, I would like to put them all through the most meticulous EAC reading and ripping, but I am concerned that my computer will be obsolete by the time this gets done.
Have any of you devised ways to save time, save labor etc when using EAC to rip on the SLOWEST, most meticulous settings?
Is there any way to feed CDs into a tray, or hack a CD changing carousel or something?
Are there any audiophile services to rip bit for bit with EAC and maximum error detection and correction?
Or should I just bring a big pile to the office, and switch them out all day while I am working or something?
(My partners might not think this was the best use of my time.)
Thank you for any info on your experiences or suggestions.
Most of them play just fine, but they seem to take a bit of extra time to "rip" if I want skip free music on my PC or iPod.
And the iTunes program doesnt catch many of the errors, leaving some of them unplayable - not on my hardware at home but by the time they get to my iPod.
Therefore, I would like to put them all through the most meticulous EAC reading and ripping, but I am concerned that my computer will be obsolete by the time this gets done.
Have any of you devised ways to save time, save labor etc when using EAC to rip on the SLOWEST, most meticulous settings?
Is there any way to feed CDs into a tray, or hack a CD changing carousel or something?
Are there any audiophile services to rip bit for bit with EAC and maximum error detection and correction?
Or should I just bring a big pile to the office, and switch them out all day while I am working or something?
(My partners might not think this was the best use of my time.)
Thank you for any info on your experiences or suggestions.