What is the best software to use to rip and transfer my CD collection over to the X5? Also, what size is the headphone plug on the X5? Thank you.
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The software most of us use is Exact Audio Copy. Use FLAC and not MP3 format.
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I do believe that since FLAC is lossless, it doesn't matter what you use to rip it. I use Foobar2000. It takes a bit of finagling to get it set up, but just follow an online tutorial and you'll be up and ripping in ten minutes tops.
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I've used Windows media player to rip my cd's in wav lossless format. The headphone jack is a standard 3.5mm one. Most headphones should fit.
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Thomas: can't answer for how it would operate with the X Box 360. I'm using it to hold my music files on a home network and in this instance it works fine with no large amount of space being sacrificed. Hope this helps.
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That sounds good. I am in the process of reripping the CDs that are WMA's - I knew the Ipod wouldn't play them, and I was worried about the sound quality with converted files. Thanks for the reply!
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Regular and MP3. You can also use USB card. I didn`t try out how it works though. I just used it for regular CD
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Because you need to rip the CD's songs fisrt and later move to the device. Have a nice day!! Regards, Santiago Guillermo
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There is a freeware that rips CD's to mp3 called audiograbber. it will hardly take few minutes to rip a 80 min cd. this should help you a lot.
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I don't know. It's been working for me. What program are you using to copy music onto them?
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I used iTunes and it was easy for me. You should be able to just load the cds you want to listen to onto iTunes and then drag them over to the shuffle (within iTunes).
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Yes, you'll have to rip the CDs into a music file format like mp3, FLAC, etc. depending on the quality you want, although you say they're on your computer, so you may have already done that. The mp3 format should be adequate for listening on the go. They don't take up much room. FLAC files will work, but they're much bigger and leave less room for more music.
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Mary,The X is the recording speed like two of the other commentators answeredIn my opinion either would work fine for you. Unless you are going to do some fancy stuff. The faster the X factor (if your PC and software can run that fast, the faster the system will burn your CD.) In my experience your software generally will adjust it to the proper speed. I have never had to set my recording speed on my software. It selects the proper speed for each burn and asks if it is okay. If you do get a bad burn it will tell youjack
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Yes it requires music quality cd's I contacted TEAC and their recommendation was TDK. I went with CD-RW and yes you can rip them to ITUNES or whatever program you use. Then the TEAC will do a full erase in a matter of seconds and you can re-use the same disk.
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yes that's what I use. I'll be honest it took me almost a month to figure out. but once I did I love the software. Don't expect it to cut the tracks in the right spot. I always erase their tracks and put them back in the right spot. I do that by finding track listings on wiki, iTunes, amazon, or a site called discogs and write down the track times. It takes a little work. but I haven't found a software yet that cuts the tracks right automatically granted Ive only tried a few. So if you go for it be patient. I don't ever tinker with any of the effects so not sure how good they are. Like echo and crap like that. I just go for a good clean transfer. It does work good for that. In my opion. I did however buy an old turntable for just listening. One with pitch control and the adjustable counterweight and all that kind of fancy stuff. How bout that for an answer. Peace. Hit me up if you got mo questions. I don't mind talkin about records and record players.
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You can "Rip" the CD. Go to tools on the Songbird toolbar and choose options. In the left hand column click on RIP. Follow the directions. I don't bother with Songbird. I just use my Windows Media Player then Drag and Drop the songs into the player throught the "send to.." in the "File"dropdown. Hope this helped. Mohlder
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i dont know any device of this type who dont play mp3. is the basic file. yes my friend, the x3 play all kind of files, mp3 included. regards
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I just started using MediaMonkey (the free version) and it works well with the DX50. All I've done so far is to sync the library after ripping new CDs; haven't created any playlists or anything else.
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Yes, you can rip your CD via iTune. Just open up iTune on your Mac or PC. Insert a music CD and click import.
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I mostly use HDTracks, but there are ay least a couple of others, including a new one called something like ProStudios that I have yet to try. I stick to 96/24 and on this player they sound great! Yes, they are more expensive, but I usually wait for a sale, 10 - 15% off, and the usual price for popular music is around 18 bucks, before discount. If you want to burn these to disc, you have to use a program, at least as far as I know, that burns them to DVD. I think that program is called Cirlinca HD - Audio Ultra. Have fun!