[CLUE-Tech] cdparanoia and ripping CDs with Linux

[Kevin Cullis]

Mark Horning wrote:
> 
> Kevin Cullis wrote:
> 
> >I'll check it out, thanks.
> >
> >Can anyone tell me why I can't use WAV files to play on XMMS versus
> >converting them to MP3s?  Are we talking file size of fidelity concerns
> >or other issue?
> >
> >Kevin
> >
> >"Timothy C. Klein" wrote:
> >
> You probably need to enable the xmms wav plugin. I also prefer lame over
> bladeenc, check out the bladeenc web site. There's lots of info there.
> 

I used cdparanoia and it took the audio CD and converted the tracks to
WAV files and I can play them through XMMS and it's plugins, but is
there any reason I would want to convert them to MP3s?

Kevin