"Best" CD ripper for KDE 4 / for Linux?

[homoludens1000]

@ReferenceSeete:

I see, thanks.

@darwin412:

I remember Nero from my Windows days, of course a great program, but frankly I don't see the need to purchase a program as long as there are other, very good alternatives out there ... (and that doesn't only apply to Linux: I found CDex and EAC under Windows very sophisticated replacements for commercial software).

[TKS1125]

Well, Nero does have a version for linux it is nero 3 for linux it is available in RPM or DEB as you can try the trial version before you buy... Nero - leading digital media solutions, CD burning software, DVD burning software - Official Site

[Dexter1979]

Originally Posted by homoludens1000

I found CDex and EAC under Windows very sophisticated replacements for commercial software.

I can't remember what I use in KDE4 to rip cd's but according to this cdex seems to work fine with Wine. I will give this a try when I am back home. Working on a sunday should be banned..

[gielhendriks]

Try audex. Has a wizard to set things up. It's fast and easy.

[Knurpht]

k3B creates very nice FLAC's for me. And easy as easy can be. And mp3 and ogg and whatever.

[NcicHit]

I use Ripper X and i bought a copy of Nero Linux. I thought for $12.00 it was a pretty good buy. It works very well.

[Knurpht]

As we can see once again: Choice, we have choice. Pick what you LIKE, what SUITS your needs. Though I must say, that the appearance of Nero for Linux in this thread disappoints me. It's a bit like working with Windows on a linux machine. Not to speak of the benchmarks done over the years that show that k3b does a much better job than Nero.

[homoludens1000]

Well, this thread was meant as a survey of what's out there and why people like it -- and I think it has done its job very well. I, for one, have a much better idea now ... Cheers to all!

homoludens

[GregC666]

I tried opening an audio CD as a KIO slave through Krusader (I think it was audiocd:/ but I'm not sure) and besides the track list it also gave me thse directories: mp3, flac, ogg, wav. In there, all the tracks were presented as mp3/etc. files, already named properly and everything. I presume copying one of these files to the hard drive would start the ripping mechanism, it seemed a very cool idea to me but I didn't actually try it

Anyone knows if that way works fine (i.e. produces good quality files) and if there is any way to tweak the encoding parameters? My computer is a bit of a mess right now so I can't try it out myself

[microchip8]

cdparanoia through the terminal FTW!