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nknotz t1_j8a25pg wrote

As a fellow mac user, I'll just say what I use. For ripping, since its native and easy, Apple Music. XLD is good for transcoding. Music files are on an external hard drive, and I use either Colibri (I prefer its equalizer) or Pine player (for flac files).

For HP EQ software profiles, choices are limited more or less to eqMac or soundsource (both $30-$40). I don't use either. I looked up orartory1990 and crinacle's presets and adjusted to taste but now I just do it by ear.

CDs are all ripped to 16/44. Upscaling to 24/96 just makes the files bigger but doesn't add any quality to the music. If you want, you can buy hi-res files. I rip most everything to ALAC or AIFF as they are native to mac.

That's all I can think of; let me know if you have any questions. Good luck with the new gear! I love my Arya, hope you love yours!

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Rodnys_Danger666 OP t1_j8ar8xm wrote

A lot of what I have is in alac. The cds wre ripped straight I think. I'm going to re-rip all from cd borrowed from my local library. I'll try some of my favs in 16/44 and 24/96. And if I can't hear a noticeable difference. I'll rip all in 16/44. Subtle differences won't count with me. As I'm not trying to hear studio mice farting. Just great playback thru my HP set up. And for when I stream it to my two channel set up.

Thanks for the advice.

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nknotz t1_j8azqsx wrote

In case you don't know, all CDs are WAV files and 16/44. You can't add any more information than is already there so ripping at 24/96 is the exact same as ripping at 16/44.

The only real choices to make are whether to compress (FLAC or ALAC) lossless files or not (WAV or AIFF) or create lossy (mp3 or m4a) files for the smaller size. Honestly, I prefer uncompressed AIFF. Some people say they can't hear a difference; I can. But that's the real choice. Rip some things at AIFF and ALAC and A/B test them to see for yourself.

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