Mr.T wrote:
> "don pearce" <nospam@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
> news:SoCdnbLMuvO7ZJPVnZ2dnUVZ8ternZ2d@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>>>>> That wasn't an option. Exact Audio Copy is what the program is
and
> I
>>>>> guess it offers an archiving feature. I've had a couple of people
>>>>> recommend it as making the best quality cd copies and rips of any
> other
>>>>> app available.
>>>>>
>>>> If you are ripping a CD, they use Linear PCM, so Exact Audio Copy
will
>>>> give you a LPCM archive - that is the only option.
>>>>
>>> Of course they can save the LPCM file without conversion, but most
> ripping
>>> programs will also use a codec before saving the file to disk, if you
> select
>>> that option. EAC can call many external codecs, or seamlessly use a
> codec
>>> .DLL like LAME for example. So saying it is the "only" option is not
> exactly
>>> correct since the data need not even be saved to disk before
conversion,
>>> given sufficient memory, which most computers have these days.
>>>
>>>
>> You are quite right. I was thinking of using EAC for its intended
>> purpose, the exact copying of CDs.
>
>
> Yes, but you should realise that many/most users simply want a
glitchless
> copy to convert to MP3, or some other format.
> It's "intended purpose" is BOTH functions, that's why they provide them
> both!
>
> MrT.
>
>
I would have to say that its intended purpose is "what it says on the
tin". The other stuff like compression is provided because it is easy,
and they may as well do it.
d
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