Ripping formats for Beosound5

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sorenfelden
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Posted January 24, 2011 at 07:07 GMT
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I am awaiting my new Beosound7/Beomaster5 and want to make sure I rip my CDs in a LOSSLESS format which, ideally, is suitable for both iTunes (where I manage my downloads and rips for my iPod) as well as the Beomaster5. My dealer has informed me that I can rip in Apple Lossless - great if it's true, but Apple Lossless format is NOT mentioned in the list of audio formats in the Beosound5 specifications on B&Os website. Is my dealer wrong (please say he isn't.......)?

If so, is there any other recommended LOSSLESS format? WAV would work in both iTunes and Boemaster5, but I would loose metadata (artist, album) etc. and I really don't want to have to add that manually. FLAC and WMA Lossless would work with Beomaster5 but not with iTunes....

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sorenfelden
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Posted January 24, 2011 at 07:08 GMT
#1925250

I of course meant Beosound5, not 7.

Alen
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Alen
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Posted January 24, 2011 at 07:32 GMT
#1925251

FLAC!

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sorenfelden
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Posted January 24, 2011 at 07:34 GMT
#1925252

Does FLAC work in iTunes...??? It does not pop op as an option in the ripping format menu.....!

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Alen
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Posted January 24, 2011 at 07:39 GMT
#1925253

sorenfelden wrote:

Does FLAC work in iTunes...??? It does not pop op as an option in the ripping format menu.....!

 

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sorenfelden
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Posted January 24, 2011 at 07:43 GMT
#1925254

Thanks for the link which, however, seems to support my above comment that FLAC does NOT work in iTunes.

So the question still remains whether there is a LOSSLESS format which is compatible with BOTH iTunes and Beomaster5. I'm afraid not......

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Alen
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Posted January 24, 2011 at 07:48 GMT
#1925255

sorenfelden wrote:

Thanks for the link which, however, seems to support my above comment that FLAC does NOT work in iTunes.

So the question still remains whether there is a LOSSLESS format which is compatible with BOTH iTunes and Beomaster5. I'm afraid not......

 

Sorry Sorenfelden, I don't like Apple! I like free internet, not  iChurch. 😕

 

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Alen
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Alen
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Posted January 24, 2011 at 07:50 GMT
#1925256

Another one: link

 

! link

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redfresnel (archived)
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Posted January 24, 2011 at 08:13 GMT
#1925257

Which player would you recommend instead of iTunes? If there's a better one i'd like to know, or do you just use something else because iTunes is made by Apple?

 

 

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Alen
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Posted January 24, 2011 at 10:09 GMT
#1925258

redfresnel wrote:

Which player would you recommend instead of iTunes? If there's a better one i'd like to know, or do you just use something else because iTunes is made by Apple?

 

 

foobar2000

 

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