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Here's an update, I purchased a Kodak KDK 1000 on eBay and an HP DC7700 Core2Duo XP PC, got them all connected and running - it is pretty sweet! It can really do a 50 disc stack set and forget! My questions now, are what kind of drive should I put in there to rip to, and what USB backup should I buy? The computer has space for +1 SATA 2 drive, I am looking at ones designed for NAS applications, and my calculations say 1-2TB should be sufficient. Any recommendations?

http://gizmodo.com/dont-buy-what-neil-young-is-selling-1678446860 Another skeptic's view. I haven't read up on the components but the D/A stage and headphone pre amp would make a bigger difference than sampling rate alone... I will have to hear it in person.

TRUTH! What is your protocol? Now pricing out a dedicated machine for this, looking at a refurbed HP Core2Duo/1.8 with 3 5.25" bays for optical, best case scenario <$50 per drive, what optical drive would you recommend? Lite-on? Could automate dbpoweramp on it - considering dropping a 4TB internal in there, and moving to a 4TB backup external at the end of the project... thoughts?

A big concern for me! I want this collection to make it down to my kids, so future proofing and archiving is imperative. Any advice on how to acquire a drive that is tested and broken in? and where to put it after... safe deposit box? Thank you for opening my eyes to the evils of different drives and ripping software. I clearly have a lot to learn!

My father has 1000+ CDs spanning all genres and I have tasked myself with ripping them to a hard drive. I'm an audio engineer so I have a plan for format of conversion, though I am now considering PhileAudio because it could rip a lossless version and a compressed version from that, also may offer increased efficiency and multi-drive support. I have the following computers to rip with: PowerMac G5 (PowerPC, so likely iTunes rip) MacBook Pro Core2Duo MacBook Pro i7 iMac i5 Microsoft Surface i5 (if I decide to throw a PC in the mix) I have ordered one each of these extra drives to try in order to speed the process, was going to stick with brands I know but I went by Amazon rating barring any specific Mac incompatibility: LG Buffalo Coolead Samsung Looking to get a 4TB USB 3.0 and Firewire or Thunderbolt drive for lossless storage, should have enough space on the home computer for the compressed collection. My concept is to have some friends over who like music, bait them with booze and free music, and have a rip party. If anyone has any ideas for organization, workflow or anything else please let me know!