Hey guys,
Thanks for all the replies.
I guess I mislead you all on the re-encoding thing. It appears as though I used the wrong language. I definitely will not be re-encoding my existing audio files, I will be freshly ripping them again from the source CD's.
Sorry for any confusion.
That being said, I have 400 some discs to rip, and as it was suggested, I'd like to rip two versions, one for home use and in car / portable MP3 player use. So obviously ripping two versions of 400 discs each will be a fairly laborious process.
Can anyone recommend a format that would satisfy both uses, or is FLAC for home and high bit rate MP3 for portable use about the best it gets?
On a side note, what ripping programs and audio players do you guys use on your home PC's? I am in the midst of building a new PC with Windows 7 Home Premium.
I used to just use any old standard MP3 ripper freeware, and Foobar for playback but am wondering if I could do better?