Suggestions for cd ripper...mp3 or wav?

[Mark Haney]

R. G. Newbury wrote:
> I'm looking for suggestions for software to rip CD's..
> I'm also looking for comments on the relative advantages of ripping to 
> mp3 versus wav files and the 'best' software to play those files back 
> from the harddrive.
> I am presently using aplay in a for loop script but I need something 
> better. My present wav files were ripped with cdda2wav under OS/2. 
> what is the equivalent for linux/Fedora?
> Suggestions please.
>
>              R. Geoffrey Newbury           
>        Helping with the HTTP issue
> <a href="http://www.w3.org/Protocols/">HTTP</a>
>
Personally, I would always go with either MP3 or OGG files.  I have 
about 600GB of MP3 and OGG files on a jukebox system running icecast.  
WAV files are just too big to be useful, unless you really want to waste 
storage space.



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Mark Haney
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ERC Broadband
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