Is Itunes OK to rip CD's to AIFF?

Thanks for all the help. How do you tell if a CDROM drive error correction capability. And would this apply if I'm using a PC? For CDROM I'm mostly using a SONY DRX-810UL. I went to the dBpoweramp page and saw support for Apple lossless but no support for AIFF which I prefer. Anyone know if dBpoweramp has some hidden (at least to me) ability to generate AIFF?

Steve, thanks for helping out. I haven't run the test that Paulofbrecht did but I'll certainly try it too. I'm afraid I'll have the same result. Oh, boy, and I've ripped thousands of CD's in Itunes with error correction on. But my goal is still to end up with AIFF so I can share music with my kids (who use Macs), but I want to keep all the tags, track names, etc. that Itunes provides. If on a PC, I use dppoweramp and rip to WAV (is that the right format to go to?: 1) will the tracks and tags come over, and 2) can I then convert WAV to AIFF and bring those converted AIFF into Itunes, but preserving the tag, track info? Thanks again for all of us. Laurence

Another few questions, Steve, after I looked at your link: http://forum.dbpoweramp.com/showthread.php?t=17274. 1) Is there any way to get the Teac CD-224E in an external holder and plug it in via USB to any computer? 2) Any idea if the CD-224's listed for specific laptops like Dell work in other laptops? I have some late model IBM/Lenovo's? Ie, Do you know if the size of the drive frame and the connections are standard? Thanks again.

Paulfolbrecht, but shouldn't the computer have shown the title of the track as Zeppelin?

Steve,I bought a MacMini and as you suggested, I will use XLD with Accurate-Rip to rip to AIFF on the Mac. On the TEAC CD-224E Slimline USB 2.0 External 24X CD-ROM Drive how does you turn on C2 error correction? A link to instructions or instructions here would be greatly appreciated. Also, on the MAC please let all of us know what software delivers the best sound on playback. Thanks for all the great guidance for us neophytes. Laurence

Another question from a former PC guy going over to MAC. When you rip CD's to AIFF using either XLD or MAXX, do you get your track names and tags (as in Itunes rips) included? Thanks.

Steve answered the following:

LD: How do you set C2 error correction on such a device on the MAC? (forgive me, but I've used PC's for 18 years and know them well, but I'm clueless about Macs.

Steve: It either does it or it doesnt.

LD: I'll be using XLD or MAX to rip to AIFF as you suggested.

Which of the two do you think pulls more of the track names over when ripping?

Steve: Dont know. Both probably the same.

LD: Like John, my music is on a multi-TB server in the house hooked to a fast router. I wanted all the music available to any computer in the house. RE: SQ: Any disadvantage to using a server versus putting the music on an external hard drive?

Steve: Yes, internet traffic and latency can cause drop-outs.

Steve, thanks as always, one last question for me and others looking online to buy a C2 correcting drive that did well in the tests: if I (or other readers) get the Teac DW-2124 SL (which is the one that tested so well at

http://forum.dbpoweramp.com/showthread.php?t=17274

and I believe that it's one of the drives you use), I assume we can be reasonably comfortable in thinking that it's also probably got C2 correction turned on, right?

Steve replied in an email:

LD: I'm presuming the TEAC DW-224SL CE-RE?SLOT Slot drive you have has the C2 error correcting built in, right?

S: Yes.

LD: If so, that's the one I'll get. I think I speak for many when I say you're a beacon of helpful knowledge in a dark big sea.

S: thanks. Much of this is already posted on my webpage here:

http://www.empiricalaudio.com/computer-audio/