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<blockquote data-quote="RadDave" data-source="post: 1951243" data-attributes="member: 234411">Hello - 300 CDs should be no problem as to storage - now I own 4000+ CDs and being your age also, not about to rip all of those - looking below at the AI Overview, you would need only 240 GB if stored as WAV files - 1 TB SSD external drives are going for about $100 or so on Amazon, so should not be a concern - I have my ripped music (only about 50 GB and a mix of lossless and lossy MP3s) duplicated on 2 smaller SSDs.If archival storage is your purpose, then most would rip lossless with FLAC being popular, however, that audio codec is not compatible with all devices (e.g. does not play on my CD player nor my Apple devices - other formats will and I'm sure with your research you're more up to date than me).As to CBR vs. VBR on the MP3 format, I have usually just used CBR and have not done any 'testing', so others and/or further research on your part would be needed.&nbsp; You could also visit an audio forum such as <a href="https://www.audioholics.com" target="_blank">Home Theater Reviews, HDTV, HDMI Receivers</a> and leave your same post in one of their sub-forums dedicated to that issue.&nbsp; Good luck.&nbsp; Dave.[ATTACH=full]40342[/ATTACH]</blockquote>

[QUOTE="RadDave, post: 1951243, member: 234411"] Hello - 300 CDs should be no problem as to storage - now I own 4000+ CDs and being your age also, not about to rip all of those - looking below at the AI Overview, you would need only 240 GB if stored as WAV files - 1 TB SSD external drives are going for about $100 or so on Amazon, so should not be a concern - I have my ripped music (only about 50 GB and a mix of lossless and lossy MP3s) duplicated on 2 smaller SSDs. If archival storage is your purpose, then most would rip lossless with FLAC being popular, however, that audio codec is not compatible with all devices (e.g. does not play on my CD player nor my Apple devices - other formats will and I'm sure with your research you're more up to date than me). As to CBR vs. VBR on the MP3 format, I have usually just used CBR and have not done any 'testing', so others and/or further research on your part would be needed. You could also visit an audio forum such as [URL='https://www.audioholics.com']Home Theater Reviews, HDTV, HDMI Receivers[/URL] and leave your same post in one of their sub-forums dedicated to that issue. Good luck. Dave . [ATTACH type="full" alt="Screenshot 2025-05-14 at 12.31.10 PM.png"]40342[/ATTACH] [/QUOTE]

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