Hi all,

I have decided to put my music collection on my computer. I want to use a lossless format and had chosen Flacc.

I need to rip about 500 cd's for now. I bought a 750GB hard disk, planning on getting a backup one soon. I don't want to lose weeks of hard work because of a hard disk failure!

I am looking for a program to rip the music. It needs to be good at getting titles and all that. I use EAC now and really like the quality work it can do.

Then I also need collection program so I can browse my collection easily. (Needs to have a good design and functionality. No iTunes). Preferably free if at all possible (If not I can look in the darker corners of the internet )


Next step will be to "audiophile" my hardware set up ( better soundcard, wireless throughout the house, decent Dax (thing that analogs your music?) but I have no money for that right now


Any comments, advice or links are appreciated!