I continue to use basic Windows Media player to .wav. Have ripped several thousand CDs this way over last few years.
I continue to prefer to use .wav. Just make sure tags are good prior to ripping. I recently found an inexpensive program that can edit .wav metadata/tags when needed, but always better to get this right from the start.
Getting good auto tags for many classical CDs is the biggest problem with this approach. THere may be better auto tagging web services available via other tools if this becomes a problem.
I continue to prefer to use .wav. Just make sure tags are good prior to ripping. I recently found an inexpensive program that can edit .wav metadata/tags when needed, but always better to get this right from the start.
Getting good auto tags for many classical CDs is the biggest problem with this approach. THere may be better auto tagging web services available via other tools if this becomes a problem.