I have a Ricoh 32/12/10 CD-R/RW drive, and for some reason when I rip files, it is so slow! It takes two minutes to extract a three and a half minute song. I'd expect more from a 32x drive. Maybe ...

Does anyone know of a CD Ripper in Windows and / or Linux that understands Unicode? It appears the main accurate rippers all fail absolutely miserably in this aspect - EAC, CDex, and Grip ...

Many listeners consider CD ripping to be a rather simple process, and for the most part, it is. The discs go in, your software performs a little magic, and your songs are copied to the hard drive. Of ...