Ripping Software for MAC OS

CCNJ
CCNJ Posts: 384
edited January 2012 in 2 Channel Audio
I just bought an IMac (no groans please:big grin:) for my office rig (pics will be posted at a later date). I want to try a different ripping software other than iTunes. From the little research I did, most ripping software is developed to run on Windows OS and I would prefer not to install Windows on my MAC. Any suggestions for ripping software other than iTunes?.
Rig1 - Totem Hawks, Benchmark HDR, Parasound A21, Sonus, Samsung 52 LCD, Audioquest Type4
Rig2 - LFD LE IV Integrated, Harbeth P3ESR, Rega Dac, MF V-Link, IMAC, Audioquest Type4
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  • thsmith
    thsmith Posts: 6,082
    edited January 2012
    I use XLD for ripping and flac to aiff conversation. I have not tried MAX but have read good things. TAS rated iTunes pretty low for ripping sound quality.

    Amarra and PureMusic also rip beyond their intended use.
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  • AsSiMiLaTeD
    AsSiMiLaTeD Posts: 11,727
    edited January 2012
    I know you said you don't want to install Windows, but I'd highly recommend you reconsider that. Sooner or later you'll likely come across something that will either need Windows or (in this case) need a functionality that has a wider selection of applications on Windows. You can find a program for Mac for almost anything you need, but why go through the hassle if you can just install Windows on your Mac.

    You don't have to use Bootcamp either (I don't because it's too much of a hassle to manage multiple boot partitions). You can get something like Parallels and run Windows right there inside your Mac OS and it works beautifully, will even do a respectable job at gaming. With parallels you can even launch Windows apps right from OSX and it's completely seamless.

    I run Windows in Parallels and do all my ripping and tagging of files there, there are just many more tools that are more flexible and better suited for the job on Windows OS. I also do all my DVD ripping in Windows, although I'm hearing there's now a version of DVDFab for Mac.
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  • vstarkwell
    vstarkwell Posts: 328
    edited January 2012
    thsmith wrote: »
    I use XLD for ripping and flac to aiff conversation. I have not tried MAX but have read good things. TAS rated iTunes pretty low for ripping sound quality.

    Amarra and PureMusic also rip beyond their intended use.

    I found this article interesting

    http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/audio-converters-for-mac-max-vs-xld/
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  • mjg
    mjg Posts: 86
    edited January 2012
    CCNJ:

    Check out the Audio Circle web site. Look in the "Apple Core" or "discless" circles. Lots of info there. Also, check out Audio Asylum. Happy hunting.

    Maurice
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  • CCNJ
    CCNJ Posts: 384
    edited January 2012
    thsmith wrote: »
    I use XLD for ripping and flac to aiff conversation. I have not tried MAX but have read good things. TAS rated iTunes pretty low for ripping sound quality.

    Amarra and PureMusic also rip beyond their intended use.

    Thanks for the suggestions. Can you explain what you mean by " Amarra and Pure Music rip beyond their intended use".

    I also read one of your previous posts and you said you were using Amarra. Do you use XLD to rip and Amarra for music playback?
    Thanks,
    Chris
    Rig1 - Totem Hawks, Benchmark HDR, Parasound A21, Sonus, Samsung 52 LCD, Audioquest Type4
    Rig2 - LFD LE IV Integrated, Harbeth P3ESR, Rega Dac, MF V-Link, IMAC, Audioquest Type4
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  • CCNJ
    CCNJ Posts: 384
    edited January 2012
    AsSiMiLaTeD wrote: »
    I know you said you don't want to install Windows, but I'd highly recommend you reconsider that. Sooner or later you'll likely come across something that will either need Windows or (in this case) need a functionality that has a wider selection of applications on Windows. You can find a program for Mac for almost anything you need, but why go through the hassle if you can just install Windows on your Mac.

    You don't have to use Bootcamp either (I don't because it's too much of a hassle to manage multiple boot partitions). You can get something like Parallels and run Windows right there inside your Mac OS and it works beautifully, will even do a respectable job at gaming. With parallels you can even launch Windows apps right from OSX and it's completely seamless.

    I run Windows in Parallels and do all my ripping and tagging of files there, there are just many more tools that are more flexible and better suited for the job on Windows OS. I also do all my DVD ripping in Windows, although I'm hearing there's now a version of DVDFab for Mac.


    Thanks for the input. I have used parallels on a MAC Book Pro that I had in the past (Until my wife dropped it). It worked fine but I am trying to keep my new iMac as a pure music server and casual web surfing only. I'd prefer not to muck it up with too much unneeded software.
    Rig1 - Totem Hawks, Benchmark HDR, Parasound A21, Sonus, Samsung 52 LCD, Audioquest Type4
    Rig2 - LFD LE IV Integrated, Harbeth P3ESR, Rega Dac, MF V-Link, IMAC, Audioquest Type4
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  • CCNJ
    CCNJ Posts: 384
    edited January 2012
    vstarkwell wrote: »
    I found this article interesting

    http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/audio-converters-for-mac-max-vs-xld/

    Thanks for the link. I just downloaded XLD for free an I am checking it out.
    Rig1 - Totem Hawks, Benchmark HDR, Parasound A21, Sonus, Samsung 52 LCD, Audioquest Type4
    Rig2 - LFD LE IV Integrated, Harbeth P3ESR, Rega Dac, MF V-Link, IMAC, Audioquest Type4
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  • CCNJ
    CCNJ Posts: 384
    edited January 2012
    mjg wrote: »
    CCNJ:

    Check out the Audio Circle web site. Look in the "Apple Core" or "discless" circles. Lots of info there. Also, check out Audio Asylum. Happy hunting.

    Maurice

    Thanks - I checked out the audio circle website. The Apple Core circle had some good stuff and it appears that a new release of Pure Music has just been released. I just downloaded the free demo version to check it out.
    Rig1 - Totem Hawks, Benchmark HDR, Parasound A21, Sonus, Samsung 52 LCD, Audioquest Type4
    Rig2 - LFD LE IV Integrated, Harbeth P3ESR, Rega Dac, MF V-Link, IMAC, Audioquest Type4
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  • AsSiMiLaTeD
    AsSiMiLaTeD Posts: 11,727
    edited January 2012
    I prefer dbpoweramp over anything else, mainly due to the accurate rip feature, so that I know I'm getting but perfect rips of all my music
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  • CCNJ
    CCNJ Posts: 384
    edited January 2012
    AsSiMiLaTeD wrote: »
    I prefer dbpoweramp over anything else, mainly due to the accurate rip feature, so that I know I'm getting but perfect rips of all my music

    From what I read dbpoweramp is the gold standard software for ripping. Unfortunately a MAC version does not exist. I was informed of a product called XLD for ripping software in the MAC environment. From what I read it is a pretty good piece of software and touts bit perfect rips. It also verifies it rips against a database called "Accurate Rip Database" to ensure its accuracy. On the surface it appears to be a pretty good alternative for MAC users.

    Thanks,
    Chris
    Rig1 - Totem Hawks, Benchmark HDR, Parasound A21, Sonus, Samsung 52 LCD, Audioquest Type4
    Rig2 - LFD LE IV Integrated, Harbeth P3ESR, Rega Dac, MF V-Link, IMAC, Audioquest Type4
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  • SpiceRoute
    SpiceRoute Posts: 33
    edited January 2012
    CCNJ - I too am a Mac user and am very interested in your research. How did the XLD software work out?
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