2. digital
  3. 159518-121968

Home ripping to flac

In my morphing hifi journey I have gone from vinyl records to cd’s and now streaming. I have 500 or so cd’s that I want to rip to flac files.  I’m looking for a player/gizmo that plays and rips with the ability to output to an external drive that I can load the files onto a Lumin L1. 

In the past I have used a service that rips but want to be able to rip in house and  maybe play a CD a few times a year. In other words the CD playing doesn’t have to be anything more than functional. 

I don’t want to rip with a CD drive into a computer….That’s to slow and a PIA for me.

I would be greatful for recommendations as to what to get. TIA




128x128wsrrsw

Showing 7 responses by wsrrsw

wsrrsw's avatar
wsrrsw OP
874 posts
 
I’ve ripped seventy disks so far. If the database doesn’t have info then you have the manually input disk/track names. A PIA

Set up on B2 ok. Ripping worked but no CD info until after software updated. Then Bam.

Step one is to get on WIFi then an update and it was off and ripping.
Rip times around 8 minutes.

3-4 stars for using. 5 for value.
wsrrsw's avatar
wsrrsw OP
874 posts
 

Brennan B2 will do Thx....also trying see about the Cocktail Audio CA-X40 as there's one for sale here.

wsrrsw's avatar
wsrrsw OP
874 posts
 
I wrote to BluOS and this is what I got back....so I will keep looking.

"Thank you for contacting the BluOS Support Crew.

1) It will not act as a CD player by itself. By itself it is a CD ripper. As you know it can play from the library to connected speakers.

2)Once ripped the artwork would remain intact even if you are transferring the music to an external storage device from the vault."


wsrrsw's avatar
wsrrsw OP
874 posts
 
500-1500?

Maybe speed should be a factor too? The Astell & Kern AK CD Ripper MKII Seems slow?
wsrrsw's avatar
wsrrsw OP
874 posts
 
"Astell & Kern AK CD Ripper MKII Seems slow? You can only control this from an Astrell & Kern music player is that what you are planning one using?" 

Shows what I don't know. I will not be using one. No.


wsrrsw's avatar
wsrrsw OP
874 posts
 
Ordered a new Brennan B2. Will report back.
wsrrsw's avatar
wsrrsw OP
874 posts
 
I checked out dbpoweramp but I’m a Mac user with a laptop that doesn’t  have a cd drive. Using an external drive is way to dang slow. 
More to discover