Posted by Don Wiss on 06/01/06 23:24

On Thu, 01 Jun 2006 10:39:22 -0400, NRen2k5 <nomore@email.com> wrote:

>Don Wiss wrote:
>> It installs drivers that can mess up your system.
>
>Not as far as I know. Where did you get this information from?

Personal experience. It took a long time to get things straightened out.

>> The best
>> ripper I've ever seen is www.poikosoft.com.
>
>It's nice, but not quite as good as CDex or Exact Audio Copy. CDex and
>Exact Audio Copy feature "secure ripping", which means that they are
>better at getting a good rip if a disc is dirty, damaged or copy-controlled.

Poikosoft is excellent in ripping discs that are dirty, damaged or
copy-controlled. "Secure ripping" just sounds like hype.

>> LAME 3.97 is the latest. Which does MediaSource use?
>
>I can't tell for sure, but EncSpot identifies the MP3 I just made with
>MediaSource as a test as being made by FhG FastEnc.

Then I'd say it is an inferior ripper.

Don <www.donwiss.com> (e-mail link at home page bottom).

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