Ripping CDs with...

[little wing]

Maybe that's part of your Jriver package....how about if you play it thru something else like on a thumb drive into your avr or optical disc player?

I'm not sure about that being part of the Jriver package, I can check. Interestingly enough, I downloaded an album from HD tracks, it was supposed to be high res, 192/24 or something like that. And that wouldn't display the album art through JRiver. But when I put the album on a thumb drive and plugged it directly into the receiver , it did display the album art....go figure.
Some of the WAV files I convert to mp3 for transfer to my phone will display the album art for some music but not all of it. I really can't figure it out.

 

[lovinthehd]

I believe the size of the album art can be a deciding factor with playback....but don't know what the specs are as I really don't care about the picture....more concerned with the artist/title/etc info.

 

[Ponzio]

How do you handle metadata with .wav files (my understanding is .wav isn't nearly as metadata friendly as flac)?

I don't know about JRiver but dBPowerAmp (ripping tracks into WAV files) and MP3 Tag Editor (bulk & individual digital music files) can both embed multiple artwork into WAV files and will be displayed whether you stream or transfer them to a SIM card/USB stick.

Once data storage became affordable I was ripping all of my CD's into WAV files but in the last 6 years I've switched over to FLAC at the highest bit rate possible. I briefly dipped my toe into 24-bit/96kHz Hi-Res digital files (HDtracks, etc.) but couldn't discern any noticeable difference with my CD's, which are 16-bit/44 or 48kHz.

Here's a good tutorial on the subject.

 

[panteragstk]

I'm not sure about that being part of the Jriver package, I can check. Interestingly enough, I downloaded an album from HD tracks, it was supposed to be high res, 192/24 or something like that. And that wouldn't display the album art through JRiver. But when I put the album on a thumb drive and plugged it directly into the receiver , it did display the album art....go figure.
Some of the WAV files I convert to mp3 for transfer to my phone will display the album art for some music but not all of it. I really can't figure it out.

Jriver has a built in DLNA server and it grabs metadata like Plex and other front ends do. That way, even .wav files can have album art, track info, etc.

 

[Verdinut]

Once data storage became affordable I was ripping all of my CD's into WAV files but in the last 6 years I've switched over to FLAC at the highest bit rate possible. I briefly dipped my toe into 24-bit/96kHz Hi-Res digital files (HDtracks, etc.) but couldn't discern any noticeable difference with my CD's, which are 16-bit/44 or 48kHz.
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The quality of the playback sound always depends on the quality of the original recording master. I agree with you that there shouldn't be any audible difference between the CD and a higher resolution file of the same recording, be it SACD, DVD-A etc, except for a possible theorical higher dynamic range for the latter formats. That is my opinion.

 

[Ponzio]

The quality of the playback sound always depends on the quality of the original recording master. I agree with you that there shouldn't be any audible difference between the CD and a higher resolution file of the same recording, be it SACD, DVD-A etc, except for a possible theorical higher dynamic range for the latter formats. That is my opinion.

I purchased 3 HDtracks Hi-Res albums and my impression vs. the original CD's, which I owned, was that the compression was bit ginned up unnecessarily.

 

[lovinthehd]

I purchased 3 HDtracks Hi-Res albums and my impression vs. the original CD's, which I owned, was that the compression was bit ginned up unnecessarily.

But are they actually the same recordings?

 

[Ponzio]

But are they actually the same recordings?

Good question in the theoretical sense.

The track sequence, artwork all matched. Who knows if they were working with the same master or remastered tapes. All I know is that my love affair was short-lived for a multitude of reasons, especially the cost, which I thought was a bit much for what I got.

 

[XEagleDriver]

I don't know about JRiver . . .

Once data storage became affordable I was ripping all of my CD's into WAV files but in the last 6 years I've switched over to FLAC at the highest bit rate possible. I briefly dipped my toe into 24-bit/96kHz Hi-Res digital files (HDtracks, etc.) but couldn't discern any noticeable difference with my CD's, which are 16-bit/44 or 48kHz.

Here's a good tutorial on the subject.

Ponzio,
Really good video, best explanation/discussion I have seen.
Thank you,
XEagleDriver

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[little wing]

Jriver has a built in DLNA server and it grabs metadata like Plex and other front ends do. That way, even .wav files can have album art, track info, etc.

That is great info! Thank you, I've been wondering about this for a while.

 

[lovinthehd]

Wonder if it was just using something like Windows Media Player for ripping that had the .wav metafile problem I'm thinking of....Exact Audio Copy comes with a few database choices to grab the info from....

 

[sterling shoote]

These days I rip all CDs to ALAC; but, interestingly enough, AAC downloads from Apple Music sound better in all manner when sent to my OPPO-205's DAC up sampling to 24/192. I sense I can even hear tape splice edits from 50's and 60's DOO WOP music.

 

[lovinthehd]

These days I rip all CDs to ALAC; but, interestingly enough, AAC downloads from Apple Music sound better in all manner when sent to my OPPO-205's DAC up sampling to 24/192. I sense I can even hear tape splice edits from 50's and 60's DOO WOP music.

Maybe they're altering the files for AAC?