Depends on your system,you may not be able to tell the difference. I don't know about WMP but ripping to a aiff file will include metadata that wav will not. Hard drive space is so cheap there is no reason to compress your files. If it gets cheap enough we may find a way to end those damn MP3's. I say get the mac, load it up, and for now on rip aiff files.
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.
My hardcopy CDs are, in most cases, copies themselves that I burned from public libraries, friends CDs, etc.