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I still use Max, even though the last release is ten years old - https://sbooth.org/Max/
Same chap did something called Rip - last updated about the same time - specifically for extracting CDs - https://sbooth.org/Rip/
The best thing, if you've got the space (or he has) is to extract to FLAC and then convert to 320kbps MP3, then hang on to the FLAC in case anything more sophisticated turns up (although it does seem to have stabilised at 320, doesn't it?).
I don't remember finding anything as good at industrial-scale extraction as iTunes. I understand you not wanting to use it, though. Perhaps Clementine as an alternative - https://www.clementine-player.org/screenshots
Good luck!
I moved house about 4 yrs ago and turfed all my cds in the bin (hundreds of them). #downloads
I used to use iTunes for the rip and a remote iTunes library for storage, but the remote library kept on getting corrupted, so I switched to using the DNLA server on the NAS, instead. Still using iTunes for the rip, though. Working fine, ripping to the local iTunes library, then copying the files to the NAS. I'm using 8Player Pro on the iDevices to play from the remote DNLA library. It can also play music from the local Apple library on the devices.
On Monday, I bought myself a Google Chromecast Audio for £30 to stream through the best Hi-Fi. Works like a charm. Lossless music from the NAS sounds great. Spotify and DAB radio not so much, but better than not at all in that room, so I'm OK with it,
It might have been better to use a higher rate, but I can’t really justify the file size given how I normally listen to music from the computer... if I want to listen properly I use the CD on a proper hi-fi. One day I’ll probably have to do it again but that will be the last time.
I think the reason the standard bit rate hasn’t increased from 320k is simply that it’s almost impossible to tell the difference between that and full CD quality - and there’s certainly no point in another intermediate resolution when FLAC is available.
"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
"Only two things are infinite - the universe, and human stupidity. And I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein
For playback I have a raspberry pi running Rune Audio. None of the cheaper streaming players were capable of gapless playback, so this was the next option.
I still prefer to buy music on CD. I reckon we're in a great era for getting music cheaply on what seems to be considered a dying, obsolete format. We know how that turned out with vinyl...
Don't talk politics and don't throw stones. Your royal highnesses.
Never say never but I don’t think it will be romanticised the same way as vinyl