Which CD DAE software is the most accurate for Mac OS X?, Is XLD the most accurate with feature set? Options

[macman4hire]

I would like to archive my CD collection and have chosen to use FLAC as my lossless codec. I believe FLAC's wide range of hardware support, comparable compression rates vs. other lossless codecs and the encode/decode rates are a par with its competition. I have tried the following software for DAE XLD, Max, xACT, iTunes and Toast. I am leaning towards using XLD with its new features of AccurateRip, disable cache and its log report. Please read the following questions posted below and give your answers and advice about XLD or any other DAE software for Mac Os X.

1. I have read CD Paranoia will not allow the cache to be disabled if the cache is larger than 1 meg. Is the this correct?

2. Does the disable cache feature work in XLD?

3. Can the AccurateRip feature be trusted in XLD?

4. Can the the error log report be trusted in XLD?

5. What about using VMware Fusion with XP and EAC. Would this method produce accurate results?

Thank you for answers and help. 500 plus CD's to rip!

This post has been edited by macman4hire: Sep 2 2008, 05:38

[macman4hire]

Today XLD added an additional feature under the Test before copy preference check box. This new feature located under the Test before copy preference is Only when the track does not exist in Accuraterip DB.

Does any know who the developer is? The developer must read the HA board as this topic was just discussed last night. I hope the developer noticed the topic about the absence of the ability to check if the CD is in the Accuraterip DB before ripping is started. If this feature were to be added it would give the user the option to use the burst rip mode vs. the CDParanoia mode which takes about 3.5 times longer on my hardware. If the users CD condition is fine they could rely on the Accuraterip results to determine if one should rerip using the CDParanoia mode. The developer should be thanked and congratulated on bringing Mac OS X out of the dark ages of DAE.