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I've decided to go all the way and maybe use lossless audio compression for my music collection
Which lossless format is the best or are they all the same since they are lossless?
I also want to be able to make ongoing MP3 CDs.
Solution 1: Rip it as 320 Kpbs MP3s.
Problem: 320 Kbps MP3s are not high quality.
Solution 2: Rip it in a lossless format.
Problem: I would have to convert it every time I want to burn an MP3 CD right?... which would be slower and probably wear out my hard drive.
Solution 3: Rip it in a high quality non-MP3 lossy format.
Problem: It will take a total of two lossy compressions to burn an MP3 CD.
Solution 4: Rip them all in both 320 Kpbs MP3 format for easy burning of MP3 CDs and a high quality non-MP3 format for quality playback on the computer.
Problem: It seems like such a waste of hard drive space.

Which lossless format is the best or are they all the same since they are lossless?
I also want to be able to make ongoing MP3 CDs.
Solution 1: Rip it as 320 Kpbs MP3s.
Problem: 320 Kbps MP3s are not high quality.
Solution 2: Rip it in a lossless format.
Problem: I would have to convert it every time I want to burn an MP3 CD right?... which would be slower and probably wear out my hard drive.
Solution 3: Rip it in a high quality non-MP3 lossy format.
Problem: It will take a total of two lossy compressions to burn an MP3 CD.
Solution 4: Rip them all in both 320 Kpbs MP3 format for easy burning of MP3 CDs and a high quality non-MP3 format for quality playback on the computer.
Problem: It seems like such a waste of hard drive space.