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RE: "There is no good reason to rip them to DSD" +2
Posted by PAR on December 23, 2020 at 14:52:12:
The reason that you CAN do something is no reason that you SHOULD.
Rule 1. When ripping do not rip to a format that is not an integer of the original sample.
Rule 2. Do not transcode e.g. from PCM to DSD or vice versa. An original recording made in DXD (PCM) of which you have a copy may be an acceptable exception.
Rule 3. If possible try to maintain the format that is the same as the original digital recording or digitisation of an analogue one. This may mean not ripping from CD but, if possible, buying a download that is as per the original recording format. Research may be required to establish the original format.
If you have chosen to rip from CD to FLAC, dbpoweramp gives you the opportunity to use FLAC; No Compression. Choose this unless you have storage limitations. You then have a perfect copy of the music data on the CD plus superior ID3 metadata storage.