dBpoweramp, JRiver; other | CD Ripping Settings and Recommendations

msg

Hey guys, I'm just now getting started in high resolution. I know, criminal.
I messed a bit with EAC a while back and am now playing with dBpoweramp. I've also heard good things about JRiver.

Before I get too far into this, I have a few general questions:

1. What software do you guys use for this?
2. Does the drive quality make a difference? If so, what should I be looking for in a drive?
3. Inaccurate/CRC - how important is this? I try to take pretty good care of my discs, but some of my older favorites have some light scratches that I imagine are contributing to the accuracy/errors/CRC differential I'm seeing in some albums in dBpoweramp when ripping is complete. I'm going to test these again on another machine that has a newer, quality drive installed. I'm not able to detect any obvious problems with tracks that show Inaccurate/CRC differential. Should I enable an error correction feature?
4. What kind of general settings should I be using? For example, in dBpoweramp, I'm using:
   - .flac
   - Lossless Encoding Level 5 (default/recommended)
   - Secure Ripping for error recovery (default was Burst); they say this stresses the drive?
   - Logging enabled
5. Those of you using dBpoweramp, is it worth springing for the PerfectTUNES add-on?

Anything else I'm overlooking?
Any other tips?

msg

I read up s'more on the Accuracy/Errors thing.
http://dbpoweramp.com/Help/dMC/CDhelp.htm

sgtmick63

You are heading for trouble with this, I know.LOL

schwarcw

I have used dBpoweramp with great success. The recommended Encoding Level 5 works well. I have played with it, I believe it will change the compression. The less compression the better. However, you will be hard pressed to hear a difference.

Give it a try and don't be afraid to play around.

Good luck!