Hi All,
I'm evaluating MC 16 and so far I find it is generally easy to use and without quirks. I have, however, observed that MC 16's rip rate is slow, compared to other media player software (e.g. MusicBee) and that the replay bit rate of ripped tracks is lower than others. For example, I recently ripped Grant Green's "Idle Moments" CD in both MC 16 and MusicBee. MC 16's rip rate was around 1.5x to 2x and Music Bee about 10x to 15x. I'm not too concerned about that if the reduced rate ensures better rips. But the playback bit rate for MC 16-ripped tracks was about 40 to 65 KBPS slower than the same tracks ripped in MusicBee. For example, a MC 16 rip of "Django" on this CD played back at 770 KBPS, but the MusicBee rip played back at 835 KPBS. I would welcome information/comments about this observation. All rips used the same Samsung mechanism and were performed sequentially.
Thanks in advance.
Rich