Is Itunes OK to rip CD's to AIFF?

Paulfolbrecht, but shouldn't the computer have shown the title of the track as Zeppelin?

Paulfolbrecht- Thanks for the giggle.
Steve N. thanks for your generous sharing of your technical expertise.

This site is the best. Where else could you get those 2 posts side by side????

Steve,I bought a MacMini and as you suggested, I will use XLD with Accurate-Rip to rip to AIFF on the Mac. On the TEAC CD-224E Slimline USB 2.0 External 24X CD-ROM Drive how does you turn on C2 error correction? A link to instructions or instructions here would be greatly appreciated. Also, on the MAC please let all of us know what software delivers the best sound on playback. Thanks for all the great guidance for us neophytes. Laurence

Another question from a former PC guy going over to MAC. When you rip CD's to AIFF using either XLD or MAXX, do you get your track names and tags (as in Itunes rips) included? Thanks.

I have final results to report after further analysis.

My findings indicate that Beethoven's 9th Symphony ripped by dbpoweramp is notably inferior to Stairway to Heaven ripped by XLD. The differences are not subtle, and furthermore they remain consistent regardless of the orchestra/conductor/hall the 9th was recorded in.

Specifically, Page's guitar, and Plant's vocals, are far more present in the XLD version, while being totally absent from the dbpoweramp rip.

In short, XLD is markedly and objectively superior.

My finding will be presented in an upcoming issue of Stereophile. (John Atkinson's measurements revealed real & substantial differences between the two ripped files.)