Re-ripping music collection to new iMac


Over time I have ripped approximately 400 CDs to my PC using WMP 8. Now I am considering the purchase of a new iMac dedicated to music. Would there be any audio advantage to re-ripping the CD collection using EAC or a higher level of WMP to the new iMac rather than simply transfering the stored data from the old PC (Windows 98) to the new iMac.

My hardcopy CDs are, in most cases, copies themselves that I burned from public libraries, friends CDs, etc.
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Showing 2 responses by macdadtexas

If you can transfer the files to iTunes you can then convert all of the files to AppleLossLess files in iTunes.

then you won't have to re-rip. I recently did something similar.
I did both, and did not notice any difference with the re-ripped tracks vs. the converted (to AppleLossLess) tracks.

convert them first, then re-rip a few and compare them.

good luck