In response to your Rip/Mix/Burn article — your headings are not correct. You stated how to get the best from the Music app, but if you actually want to accomplish this, you wouldn’t use Apple software.
That being said, all the tech I own are Apple products.
Around 15 years ago, I moved away from how Apple ripped and played music because it did a poor job for sound quality. Between then and now, if you wanted the best rip of a CD, you would use XLD or MAX. To actually play the music back, I have used Pure Music, Audirvana, and now Roon. These are third–party apps but they are vastly better than Apple’s Music program for getting the best sound quality out of your music, ripped or streamed. I still use Music to copy songs to my iPads and iPhones.
For the best audio SQ and playback versatility today, check out Roon.
ANON
We’re definitely advocates of using the software that works best for your needs. Check out our main feature this issue which has loads of great alternatives to Apple’s own apps (p12).
In response to your Rip/Mix/Burn article — your headings are not correct. You stated how to get the best from the Music app, but if you actually want to accomplish this, you wouldn’t use Apple software. That being said, all the tech I own are Apple products.
Around 15 years ago, I moved away from how Apple ripped and played music because it did a poor job for sound quality. Between then and now, if you wanted the best rip of a CD, you would use XLD or MAX. To actually play the music back, I have used Pure Music, Audirvana, and now Roon. These are third–party apps but they are vastly better than Apple’s Music program for getting the best sound quality out of your music, ripped or streamed. I still use Music to copy songs to my iPads and iPhones. For the best audio SQ and playback versatility today, check out Roon.