ModWright Transporter

I'm using flac. It's lossless and I can't tell a difference from cd's. Wav's are fine but take a lot more memory and can't accomodate song info and album art. I've read Apple's lossless is good too. Mp3's are a definite step down. I'm using this program from http://www.poikosoft.com/download.html (hope it's ok to post the link) It's really easy, and very worth the money for me just in time saved.

Danny Kaey, from Sonicflare has an upcoming review on the MW TP and I believe he owned the stock TP prior.

Jamnperry,

Thank you for the heads up on the ripping software.

What speed do you use to rip? I've downloaded the trial version of the software you've listed above.

In the paid version that you're using, is there an automatic function whereby when you insert the cd into the drive that the software starts to burn the disc automatically? The trial version does not have it. I'd like the software that I choose to start to burn the cd upon insertion of the disk into the drive.

The sample songs that I've ripped so far sound pretty good at about 10x speed.

I just kept it at default. The amount of compression will vary the speed, which I set to 5. I just don't have the time to wait for higher compression but the file space saved is significant. I read a lot of people set compression to 8. Compression in this case is good. Doesn't affect sound, but does affect time it takes to rip. If it's at default, you'll see the speed go up and down, and on some slow way down and reread a section. I was able to rip a cd that I'd bought used but was never able to play in any of my various CDP's because it was so scratched up. Really surprised me.
I have the same version as you, and I don't think there's a way to get it to automatically rip. Also, if you want the album art, you have to ask for it.

I've used Poikosoft in addition to EAC and find it does a good job as well. The rip speed should be set to automatic and determined by the software based on quality settings.

As for compression, the amount of compression can also affect playback depending on the processor speed of the playback device. The more compressed, the more complex the math to "unzip" the file. Although there is no lossless compression going on, an extreme compression setting can cause the CPU to work harder than necessary. If you find that your system struggles on playback, the good news is you don't have to re-rip the tracks, just run them through a batch converter and re-compress to a different level.

Orjazzm, thanks for heads up on the Sonicflare review, I'll keep my eyes out for it.