First, my apologies if I didn't choose the correct subforum for this.
Yes, I still have almost everything on CD. Yes, I skipped the entire iPod and non-Apple equivalent era.
But, since I have a NAS now set up, I want to rip all my CDs to digital.
I did a little poking around, and I guess maybe I should go with FLAC format, but I really want to make sure that whatever format I use is also widely understood by devices (my Android phone, my cars' stereo systems if I pull the files onto a USB stick), as well as client software (Linux, Windows, ChromeOS, etc).
So, is FLAC/lossless the way to go, or does the need for compatibility mean I will have to convert to a lossy compression format instead (or in addition - as I do want to have a non-lossy copy).
Also - in some hasty searching, I'm given to understand that some ripping software does not necessarily tell/warn you if there are errors. I'm no audiophile, but I want to make sure to try to have the data pulled be accurate. So, are there any recommendations for the software to do this? Availability on either Windows or Linux will do.
Oh, and, at least, I do have the prerequisite: an optical disc player on a PC (Windows) and a separate player that I can attach through a USB adapter (for my Linux box).
Thanks in advance.
Yes, I still have almost everything on CD. Yes, I skipped the entire iPod and non-Apple equivalent era.
But, since I have a NAS now set up, I want to rip all my CDs to digital.
I did a little poking around, and I guess maybe I should go with FLAC format, but I really want to make sure that whatever format I use is also widely understood by devices (my Android phone, my cars' stereo systems if I pull the files onto a USB stick), as well as client software (Linux, Windows, ChromeOS, etc).
So, is FLAC/lossless the way to go, or does the need for compatibility mean I will have to convert to a lossy compression format instead (or in addition - as I do want to have a non-lossy copy).
Also - in some hasty searching, I'm given to understand that some ripping software does not necessarily tell/warn you if there are errors. I'm no audiophile, but I want to make sure to try to have the data pulled be accurate. So, are there any recommendations for the software to do this? Availability on either Windows or Linux will do.
Oh, and, at least, I do have the prerequisite: an optical disc player on a PC (Windows) and a separate player that I can attach through a USB adapter (for my Linux box).
Thanks in advance.