Elevate Your Audio
How to upgrade your music library...
Do you want better performance from your car audio system? One of the first places to start is to upgrade your music files. Newer cars and car audio source units have moved away from physical media (CDs and Cassettes). Most newer car audio systems use USB data inputs as well as streaming audio (Bluetooth or Wifi). The quality of your distal recordings has a significant impact on the sound quality you can expect from your car audio system. We hope that the following guide will help you learn efficient ways to make or purchase higher quality digital versions of the music you love.
Upgrading your music library to higher quality digital files is a great way to improve the performance of your car audio system.
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Why should I RIP music from my CDs?
MP3s are convenient, but no matter how high the bit rate, they are still compressed, lossy music files.
Starting with your own CD collection, this guide will help you rip your music to digital FLAC files (free lossless audio codec)
What Software Should I Use to RIP my CDs?
Apps that help you RIP your CDs to digital files
A losslessly compressed file ripped at 16 bit / 44.1 kHz retains the same audio quality as your CDs.
FLAC is a good option due to the excellent sound quality it makes possible and high level of compatibility.
X Lossless Decoder (XLD)
for Mac
X Lossless Decoder(XLD) is a tool for Mac OS X that is able to decode/convert/play various 'lossless' audio files. The supported audio files can be split into some tracks with cue sheet when decoding. It works on Mac OS X 10.4 and later.
XLD is Universal Binary, so it runs natively on Intel Macs, PPC Macs, and the latest ARM Macs.
What if I don't have my CDs?
Where can I purchase high quality, digital recordings?
If you no longer have your CD collection, here are some sites that allow you to purchase and/or download music.
Most of these sites have CD quality or better digital music files available.