Optical USB drive for ripping

I want to rip cd’s to a Melco server. See quite a few under the 125.00 range. Any favorites?

I know I can rip these over my network. Bits are bits yada,yada but somehow things that should sound the same never do. Just want to try this .

Also will these drives read the cd layer from a Hybrid SACD?

Thanks

benzman03-08-2023 4:56pm

lalitk Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 5,055 posts 03-08-2023 at 08:04pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete I do not know which drives you’re referring to but my Aurender ACS100 rips cd layer of my SACD’s without any issues. If you’re concerned about ‘quality of rips’ then why not use Melco D100. For absolute zero compression, I recommend .wav format for your rips -)
lalitk Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 5,055 posts 03-08-2023 at 11:37pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete @kidcreole123 Many ways to skin the cat when it comes to ripping CD’s. You will find suggestions all over the place based on each user’s experience or opinions. Depending on your comfort level, you can fiddle with conventional laptop / software / CD drive setup or check out inexpensive one box option like Bluesound Vault 2. Most folks adds an external DAC to Vault 2 to further enhance its performance. My only complaint with Vault is its mediocre metadata and library management. I am now using a ripper/streamer that offers expandable storage, superlative metadata editing and library management through their proprietary iOS app albeit at much higher cost. And I absolutely love it! You may want to read up on this latest thread!