Roon is a very easy way to get those digitized CDs into a listenable format. A server is easy enough to make. You could use ...

Heck, I remember ripping audio CDs to MP2 (not a typo!) on an AMD K6-2 333. It took plenty of computing power back then, but now even a Raspberry Pi can rip an audio CD and convert the output to ...

CDs aren’t exactly cutting-edge in 2025. Since the peak years around the turn of the millennium, sales have plummeted because ...

First, for those of you who are new to this topic, ripping CDs means copying the music files off compact discs so you can play the music from your computer or other devices like your phone or ...

I sent him a recommendation for a good CD player and small stereo system, but during our exchange, the reader said, "When you start talking about "ripping" CDs and mp3s, I'm lost.

Ripping pulls the digital audio files right off the CD and stores them as playable music on your computer. (You can do the same sort of ripping to get movies off DVDs, too.) ...

When I buy a new CD I rip it instantly, then put the CD in my 301 disc CD changer. If I want to listen to the music seriously, I go to my stereo, but I love having everything handy on my laptop.

It takes forever to rip a CD – so formatting your entire music library for iPod or PC can be a real pain. Enter music-ripping services. You give them your CDs; they dupe ’em, tag ’em, and ...