CR Ripping and Equipment in 2024
In yesteryear, it was well known that Plextor and Yamaha were great brands for CD ripping, and many other brands of CD drives did okay, but not fantastic. Sure, you can get just an older drive if that's necessary, but many have SCSI or other interfaces that are less common these days. I'm not against buying an old used drive, but if connecting it to your devices is a hassle, then it may not be worth the trouble. Optical drives can be finiky, and have limited life spans due to moving parts. Certain "oldie by goodie" moels might actually be more expensive used now then they were new, and spending more money to buy a used item with no warranty that cound fail at any time seems like something that should warrant caution. So, I survayed the landscape for newer options. Firtly Yamaha and Plextor aren't really in the game of high quality optical drives anymore. But Pioneer has stepped up their game. Before we get into that...
