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best external drive for ripping CDs

I am doing a little test drive of an LG external drive and DBPowerAmp ripping CDs to storage.   Appears to be working fine.

 

But the drive was purdy cheap ($50).  It hums and has a buzz to the case while reading. Makes me wonder about the quality of the rip.  What brands/models of external drives do people use for ripping CDs to ensure the file quality is not affected?  Or does it not matter?

jbuhl
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jbuhl OP
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I have stumbled upon the CD import utility in my SGC Sonic Transport.  Looks like it works, purdy spartan compared to DBPoweramp but free!.  I just moved my attached storage over from the Bryston and ROON indexed it.  ST also mounted the CD drive and first rip worked.  Now trying to configure where the rip actually lands.  Appears the first RIP landed on the ST and from what I understand there is no storage there except for the OS. 

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clearthinker
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You shouldn't RIP CDs.  It is a breach of copyright.

Think of yourself as a thief.  Small penalties if you ever get caught does not compensate the artists that made the music.

Shame on you (all).  You are worse than parasites. Rip and burn takes you back to pre-civilisation.

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onhwy61
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As long as you own the CD you have the fair use to rip it to your personal computer(s).  If you then sell or trade the CD, then you no longer have the fair use of the ripped files.

mahler123
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+1 @onhwy61 

 

I checked with a copyright lawyer before I started burning CDs.  As long as I don’t sell or broadcast or make copies off my HD, it’s all legal.  So I guess we are better than parasites, (un)clearthinker

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duckworp
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Any cd-rom drive is good enough as long as you use dbpoweramp to check the rip for 100% accuracy. 

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