Someone reviewed v on Jul 5, 2022

Pros: 555

Cons: 555

Bottom Line: 555

onestar reviewed v1.3 on Jan 25, 2017

Still the best CD ripping tool out there. One minor note: The latest version (1.3) isn't parsing ampersands and apostrophes correctl from the freedb. They're showing up as ' for apostrophes and & for ampersands.

Enlightenment reviewed v1.0 Beta 4 on Dec 19, 2014

I've been using it since 1998.

Not the most user friendly to setup, but worth it since it does the best ripping results.

dejavu reviewed v1.0 Beta 3 on Sep 22, 2011

Excellent!!! Five Stars!!!

anonswgeek reviewed v1.0 Beta 3 on Sep 22, 2011

good to see an update to this software. extraction speed seems to have improved in this version (at least for my cd drive).

tickleonthetum reviewed v1.0 Beta 1 on Dec 9, 2010

Been using for years now, going from strength to strength. Version 1.0 doesn't contain any malware...

ron_marz reviewed v1.0 Beta 1 on Dec 6, 2010

Great ripping quality as always, but the EAC 1.0 beta switched to a new database format which it fails to import all the titles from my old database -- a serious bug.

roj reviewed v0.99 Pre-Beta 5 on Jan 20, 2010

The installer contains malware.

No, I don't give a ratz azz about what the twits in the EAC forum say; the eBay adCrap is malware.

No, I don't care that it's optional.

It's MALWARE and should not be in an installer.

Get it the H - E - Double - Hockey - Sticks out of the installer or Betanews should remove it and BLACKLIST it.

I'm tired of this garbage masquerading as so9mething harmless and the stupid apologists defending or excusing it.

IT'S MALWARE.

ONE star.

iva reviewed v0.99 Pre-Beta 5 on Jul 3, 2009

Using this program seems to be a useful program but after ripping cd's to your hard drive in accurate rip is fine but what is needed is this program needs a cd burning capabilty so that it will burn these same files to cd. If this program had this it would rate highly but sadly it doesn't.

Fafner76 reviewed v0.99 Pre-Beta 5 on May 10, 2009

Used it a lot in the past, never used it in my new PC till today. Don't know what's wrong, but extraction speed is unbelievably slow for me although I'm using the very same settings I always used, doesn't even go past 2x where Easy CD-DA Extractor goes around 25x.

zollner reviewed v0.99 Pre-Beta 5 on May 10, 2009

Simply the best quality at any price.
A tiny bug: the extraction option "Create .m3u playlist on extraction" appears to be broken.

jorgosch reviewed v0.99 Pre-Beta 5 on May 8, 2009

Can someone please ban the spammer-pig below?

DudeBoyz reviewed v0.99 prebeta 4 on Sep 3, 2008

UPDATE 10-29-08: I had occassion to use this application in depth on a set of audio book cd's that were pretty scuffed up.

Bonk Encoder 1.0.9 does not have the type of error correction that EAC does, and though it was able to rip the CD, I noticed that there were actually small errors at the times where I saw the program pausing during the rip.

Used EAC and though it took about 4 times longer, the result was 100% error free when listening to the rip.

I'm glad this app is free, and I'm glad this app is out there.

It's one of those special use applications that you are really grateful to have available, even if the need for it is infrequent.

ORIGINAL REVIEW:

Basically, this particular app offers Better Error Correction Functions than the average ripper. It simply tries harder to ensure a top-quality rip. It doesn't take anything for granted or make assumptions, it just get's all up in the face of your hardware and says "Hey, you WILL do that extra work, so suck it up and get it done - the right way!"

Is it overhyped? Meh. Maybe.

Is the development too slow? Errr... Yeah.

Is it worth moving up from the ever-awesome AudioGrabber program? Mmmm... Ya Betcha!

Is it still worth using when you have an awesome solution like Bonk Encoder out there?

Well, that's a bit of a different situation there. But I do think using both will get you the best of two worlds.

Makes dbPoweramp look like a chew-toy, don't it? :)

Especially since it's totally FREE.

With EAC and Bonk available for no cost, why would anybody even want to consider paying coin for anything else? Throw in Audacity and MP3 Gain and you got yourself an unbeatable package of audio awesomeness, without spending a single hard-earned penny.

Save your money, blow on by those inferior apps (dbPoweramp is soooo "1980's Hair Band Fluffish...) and snag yourself a copy of EAC. It really is Just That Good.

To quote one of the greatest minds of our generation:

"Thank you, drive through."

halc reviewed v0.99 prebeta 4 on Feb 1, 2008

This is the best ripper for windows if you care about quality.

Others "do not understand" why EAC is better.

That is because they do not understand digital audio extraction of a standard (or non-standard) CD-DA disc.

Why EAC excels:

- configurable re-read options
- use or skip the internal drive C2 data for ECD
- Proper settings for lead-in / lead-out reading
- Calibration for reading/writing offset for any drive
- Configurable to be used with any encoder, using any command-line options
- All the basic features there: freedb query/submit, mp3 idv1/idv2 tags
- Stable, reliable and supports multiple interface (ASAPI, ASPI and Win Native)

There is _nothing_ that comes even close.

Many have tried and some have come far from their humble origins, but this software is still the best, if you know what you are doing and need the features (non-standard discs, copy protected discs, bad pressing, classical/mixed cds, scratched discs, etc).

If you do not need/understand this, fine, but bad that does not EAC make.

If you just need something simple and don't care about quality - look elsewhere.

JeremyP reviewed v0.99 prebeta 4 on Feb 1, 2008

Why is EAC so great? Just talk to any high volume trader, especially Grateful Dead fans. In order not to degrade the digital gene pool, it is necessary to have your CD/DVD drive accurately calibrated by the software (you'll have to read the docs with the program to dive deep into this). Doing this ensures that what you decode to your hard drive and then write to another CDR is exactly the same going out as going in.

EAC makes this easy to do. And that's why it is the traders extractor of choice.

Accept no substitute (tho' DbPowerAmp is pretty neat on this as well)

dejavu reviewed v0.99 prebeta 4 on Feb 1, 2008

@echohead

"...but if someone can TRULY explain how/why EAC is so great, without starting a fanboy riot..."

The question is simple: GRATITUDE! I use EAC since first version 0.1beta (June 25, 1998). This software was ever freeware (wich was hard to find in 1998). The developer still work on it and do an excellent job. EAC still is one of the best CD ripper. It's stable and don't mess with our system! That' why I think Exact Audio Copy is Five Stars!

Obren reviewed v0.99 prebeta 4 on Feb 1, 2008

A ripper cannot be "the most accurate" - it is either accurate or inaccurate. Personally, I don't see any reason why people idolize this application. It does it's job, but is it fundamentally better than Audiograbber or any other freeware ripper? I don't think so.

echohead reviewed v0.99 prebeta 4 on Feb 1, 2008

in all seriousness, could someone please explain to me whats so special about this program? ive always used foobar2000 with the FLAC CLI to rip cd's and never had any problems or complaints. am i really losing THAT much by not ripping with EAC? im sorry but to me, EAC has always appeared to be a placebo ripper more than anything.

but if someone can TRULY explain how/why EAC is so great, without starting a fanboy riot, ill change my rating to 5.

Treize reviewed v0.99 prebeta 4 on Jan 31, 2008

Other than the lack of support it has for encoder libraries, it's a dang good program. I'd just prefer to use DLLs instead of EXE encoders.

jorgosch reviewed v0.99 prebeta 1 on Jul 5, 2007

It's free and the de-facto standard in ripping and converting audio files. And it's free. Did I mention it's free?

boaz reviewed v0.99 prebeta 1 on Jul 2, 2007

The most accurate CD ripper. I'm glad they are still updating it.

infectiphibian reviewed v0.99 prebeta 1 on Jul 2, 2007

The best cd ripper there is. and it just got better.

ZenoLabs reviewed v0.99 prebeta 1 on Jul 2, 2007

Great job, man! Still the best! And it's free :)

grimpr reviewed v0.95 Beta 4 on May 18, 2007

The Kaaba of pc digital audio ripping,indeed a powerful program, fully featured with great encoder choise support, a little steep learning curve hurts the user friendliness but its a small time wasted compared to the plethora of options and customizations this program provides for the perfectionist.

stisev reviewed v0.95 Beta 4 on Sep 22, 2006

CDEx is not discontued...

EAC or CDEx are both great programs.

Bagobie reviewed v0.95 Beta 4 on Apr 6, 2006

Best audio ripper you'll ever find. And it's not discontinued like CDex =D

Diam0nd reviewed v0.95 Beta 4 on Mar 27, 2006

Very sad...

The german magazin c't published an article whether EAC is or is not violating a german law against circumvention of copy protections on audio CDs. Some of the experts they asked had the opinion that the function of retrieving the native TOC is working at the limit of legality, at best. Due to that article and to eliminate any possibility of legal problems, I decided to remove that function (although I am pretty sure that it is absolutely legal).

lordgibbness reviewed v0.95 Beta 4 on Feb 22, 2006

Sounds like it may be worth sticking with the previous version if this version has had some capability taken out of it...

nefarious1 reviewed v0.95 Beta 4 on Feb 21, 2006

A very good application, but could be a bit easier to use. As far as doing the "best" job ripping, well, J. River Media Center may not be free, but it does also do secure ripping, and it takes caching into account, lets you configure offsets, and so on.

BklynKid reviewed v0.95 Beta 4 on Feb 21, 2006

The best of the best!

FoggyO reviewed v0.95 Beta 4 on Feb 21, 2006

From the Website:
"The German Magazine C't published an article whether EAC is or is not violating a german law against circumvention of copy protections on audio CDs. Some of the experts they asked had the opinion that the function of retrieving the native TOC is working at the limit of legality, at best. Due to that article and to eliminate any possibility of legal problems, I decided to remove that function (although I am pretty sure that it is absolutely legal)."

ehn reviewed v0.95 Beta 4 on Feb 21, 2006

My life would not be complete without it.

Diam0nd reviewed v0.95 Beta 3 on Sep 30, 2005

Keeps getting better and better. Simply the best.

What’s new in version 0.95 beta 3
===========================

Added option for fill track list from clipboard
On power down it is now possible to wait for external compressors finish compressing the queue
Fixed issue with 'START xx:xx:xx behind or at track end' using CDRDAO
Added command line switch for long time-out on freedb requests (satellite connections)
Many smaller bug fixes and additions

mjm01010101 reviewed v0.95 Beta 3 on Sep 6, 2005

Great app! I was surprised at all the features they've added to this already feature filled application.

pyridox reviewed v0.95 Beta 3 on Sep 4, 2005

For some strange reason this program doesn't agree with my Sony DRU-530A CD-R/DVD+-R Drive. Hangs up the drive, wheras I can't eject the disc. Also, after using the write CD function, the program hangs on the "creating lead out", and seems to skip the last song. I can't figure out why, CDex, and Audiograbber seem to wrok fine.

kents reviewed v0.95 Beta 3 on Aug 30, 2005

my favor!

itsmarcos reviewed v0.95 Beta 3 on Aug 30, 2005

The best ripper.

To the previous poster having problems with USB connected drives. There's an easy solution here: http://www.digital-inn.d...4031e1e8e38&t=21148

dejavu reviewed v0.95 Beta 3 on Aug 30, 2005

Excellent!

Hardwarecrazy reviewed v0.95 Beta 3 on Aug 30, 2005

It may be great in ripping, but it cannot even find a DVD/CD Writer connected through USB2.0. Shame, but it is true! I cannot give more than a rating of 2.
Update: Thanks to 'itsmarcos' - your solution worked! I thank you for it. Now the rating I have given is 4.

dirtyangel reviewed v0.95 Beta 2 on Jul 4, 2005

If you really care about making a 100% accurate copy of your CDs (when using a lossless codec that is), then this is the software to use. Lots of features and very stable. This is the only ripping tool you'll EVER need. I recommend it to everyone! :)

Diam0nd reviewed v0.95 Beta 2 on Jun 10, 2005

Simply THE BEST! SECURE RIPPING > *

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What's new in version 0.95 beta 2
===========================

Fixed some starting up issues and 'Expecting only one toc-file' problems using CDRDAO
Added a new experimental command line switch for those still having freedb problems
Some smaller fixes
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Bachalor reviewed v0.95 Beta 2 on Jun 3, 2005

Works really fine, now I can enjoy my 'student' live.

ghammer reviewed v0.95 Beta 2 on Jun 2, 2005

It just doesn't get better than this tool folks!

fraksion reviewed v0.95 Beta 1 on May 20, 2005

The standard in the ripping bussiness :) Made in hell.

Tenoq reviewed v0.95 Beta 1 on May 15, 2005

Brilliant. Not too easy for a newbie, but the wizard usually helps them through. Add LAME and flac and it's a beaut little program!

SG1969 reviewed v0.95 Beta 1 on May 12, 2005

great progam. does what it's supposed to be, small, free, can't wait for a 1.0, even if it takes another year.... LOL

DiGiTaLFX: you don't have to use all the features... don't need it? don't use it... at 1.7mb download, can't really complain eh?

dirtyangel reviewed v0.95 Beta 1 on May 11, 2005

This is the only software you'll need for ripping. Great stability even though it's a beta, and lots of options and features..

Danny7 reviewed v0.95 Beta 1 on May 11, 2005

Really the best audio extractor!
And finally after an year of no updates we get a new version.

dejavu reviewed v0.95 Beta 1 on May 11, 2005

I'm glad to meet you AGAIN! Welcome!

Metsn reviewed v0.95 Beta 1 on May 11, 2005

Yay! Nothing else to say....simply the best :)

DiGiTaLFX reviewed v0.95 Beta 1 on May 11, 2005

Wow. Thought this was a dead project! My only dislike about this project is that it includes too much for my liking. I purely want the fantastic ripping engine and nothing more. But can't complain.

Diam0nd reviewed v0.95 Beta 1 on May 11, 2005

What’s new in version 0.95 beta 1
===========================

Wave editor and native interface stability improved
Many bug fixes (E.g. extraction engine crashes, CDDB problems, compression queue)
Added interface for CDRDAO for CD writing
Inserting all tracknames from Clipboard using Ctrl+Shift+V
===========================

At last! 10/5. The best ripper ever. Simple and plain. Why? 2 words: SECURE EXTRACTION.

Kukac reviewed v0.95 Prebeta 5 on Nov 6, 2004

Another well-desired 5.

Metsn reviewed v0.95 Prebeta 5 on Mar 11, 2004

To christoofar: I tested EAC, CDex and AG for a extent of frequency & I have this results - the best is EAC, then AG and then CDex...

More about grabbing technology which use EAC you can read here: ( http://www.exactaudiocopy.org/eac3.html )

There is good instructions how to fast set up EAC for encode witch good results... ( http://www.neoseeker.com...dware/faqs/kb/9,52.html )

And there is some great profiles: ( http://www.eac-audio.de/down/download-eac-cfc.php )

mmebane reviewed v0.95 Prebeta 5 on Mar 10, 2004

This program has helped me recover several horribly scratched CDs. I highly recommend it.

lachupa reviewed v0.95 Prebeta 5 on Mar 10, 2004

Nice (and free) grabber. Most people love it. Personally I use dMC since I found it more versatile than EAC. I give 4 stars cuz I dont "like" the interface but the program do what it supposed to do. A valid alternative? CDex.

christoofar reviewed v0.95 Prebeta 5 on Mar 10, 2004

Metsn

please show me the results on how it is "better" at ripping than the other two. It "is as good as", and has additional options, such as writing cue sheets and burning capability, but for *DAE ripping* -it has no better results. I give it 5 stars, as I also give to AG & Cdex. They all do a great job, and all are freeware. We have choices for our ripping "toolbox".

keiraknightley reviewed v0.95 Prebeta 5 on Mar 10, 2004

Excellent program and btw it's not shareware but cardware.

  reviewed v0.95 Prebeta 5 on Mar 10, 2004

As far as being "best" hands-down, that's no longer true. J. River's Media Center (versions 9 and 10) offer secure ripping which works at least as well, and perhaps better (but no, they don't have offset correction, so those billionth-of-a-second blips will haunt you if you use Media Center /sarcasm). EAC's options and interface leave much to be desired, but I've used it for a couple hundred discs, and it is solid.

rotjong reviewed v0.95 Prebeta 4 on Mar 4, 2004

Simply the best ripper out there. The only *new* thing about this release being added to BetaNews is the new website address is listed. Pre Beta 4 was released in like November of last year. A little late for news about it. EAC is now at exactaudiocopy.ORG instead of exactaudiocopy.DE. When you try to download some of the files from the newer site and they fail try copying the download link and you'll find it's because it hasn't been updated to ORG yet and instead uses the DE address. AudioGrabber has nothing on EAC. Maybe EAC isn't the prettiest application but, um, AG is butt ugly too, IMO. I never much liked CDex, etc. None of them really are visually appealing. In the end EAC is evolving, even if slowly, it's free, it does the job and it does it well. 5 stars.

Bluezion reviewed v0.95 Prebeta 4 on Mar 4, 2004

When Audiograbber offers a "Secure Mode" like EAC does, I'll might reconsider using it. Till then EAC is the absolute king of quality ans secure rips (only PlexTools challenge it). BTW...for all you wondering what's going on with EAC's site, it has changed domain...here's the new one: http://www.exactaudiocopy.org

Metsn reviewed v0.95 Prebeta 4 on Mar 4, 2004

The Best....
You cant compare this program with AG...its two different programs...
But this is old version and homepage dont working... :/

Only one what new you can download is Eac-Bundle v1.0.1 ( http://www.eac-audio.de/down/dat/eac-bundle.exe )

baloor reviewed v0.95 Prebeta 4 on Mar 4, 2004

Excellent software. Freeware far excelling even it's cheapest Shareware and retail peers.
Although I am not to sure why this is listed as a new update.
eac095pb4.zip - (1748kb ZIP) file - last changed on 18.11.03

I have personally been witing for the next release.

norky reviewed v0.95 Prebeta 4 on Mar 4, 2004

excellent for extracting audio. this version is from november 03 though :)

roj reviewed v0.95 Prebeta 4 on Mar 4, 2004

"roj, u forgot to mention 1 thing tat really a big deal to many users, Audiograbber is not free" Sure it is.

blackpages reviewed v0.95 Prebeta 3 on Nov 7, 2003

works great with nero's aspi. freeware. professional and clean looking, easy to find out how to use it. plenty of support in eac user groups.

FlauntMG reviewed v0.95 Prebeta 3 on Jun 6, 2003

roj, u forgot to mention 1 thing tat really a big deal to many users, Audiograbber is not free, its a shareware for god sake. Maybe we can use it for some occasion ripping, but it stated there in the audiograbber license, Audiograbber is not a free product. Im very much of old loyal EAC user, and til now, i never had problem with EAC, some says its hard to use and need user friendly tweaking. I believe this kinda group is a newbie and dun have any rite and privilige to use EAC, undoubtedly (for me), the best rip tool out there. And , too add to the praisal, EAC is freeware.

Aires reviewed v0.95 Prebeta 3 on May 13, 2003

LOL ;)

(Same rating as previous).

roj reviewed v0.95 Prebeta 3 on May 12, 2003

A few points:

First of all, I've been involved in this for *a while* and wrote my own guide a while back on how to achieve competent rips and encodes:

http://www.3dsoundsurge....s/articles/MP3/MP3.html

I daresay that with the exception of one poster here (Hi cristoofar!), I may well have been at this longer than most of you. TRUST ME, you're not telling me anything new here.

I also happen to believe that software should be easy and intuitive to use, requiring a minimum of tinkering - EAC is not. I'd rather hand AudioGrabber to the average 15-year-old making MP3s for the various file sharing services than EAC - I'll have a better chance of them doing a half-decent job.

Why?

Because users do NOT read the manual, do NOT take the time to properly configure software and generally want ONE button to do it ALL right NOW. One learns this after having worked in IT for a number of years - it's an immutable law of UserKind. Any admonitions to the contrary only highlight the inexperience of the one uttering them.

Regarding the competency of one ripping program over another, it's six of one and half dozen of the other. As long as you're using a special application program like AG, EAC or CDex and avoid the all-in-one garbage, you're in good hands.

We now return you to the rants of "the faithful"...

Dirk van Hoofen reviewed v0.95 Prebeta 3 on May 12, 2003

Thanks for this freeware. I am a student and with it I have a possibility of working on my Soundfiles favorably.

Thanks for this software.

oudoulj reviewed v0.95 Prebeta 3 on May 12, 2003

EAC is THE audio ripper.

If you're not convinced, read this:
"The Quintessential Guide To Creating The Highest Quality MP3s On Earth"

http://zeropaid.com/news/articles/auto/10012002d

christoofar reviewed v0.95 Prebeta 3 on May 12, 2003

illuvatar said:
"Out-of-the-box" programmes like audiograbber are cute and fancy, but most people get mediocre rips because they don't take the time to configure it. "

So you're saying that Audiograbber is *harder* to config than EAC is? Huh??
Both are good programs, but I have not found EAC to be superior to AG. AG can produce the same crc file each time, which proves the rips are consistent. EAC is freeware which is it's one advantage, but I just have not found it to be "better" than AG. Both are flexible, both are updated by the authors, and both are great programs. It is just that some people want to use a simpler GUI, and have to do less "tinkering" to make good rips. For them , AG fills the bill. For those who like to have more settings to play around with, you have EAC. Best of both worlds!
In a way it is kind of funny - all this talk about striving for exact audio rips, then we take these perfect specimens & apply lossy encoding to them! LOL

Richard30ky reviewed v0.95 Prebeta 3 on May 12, 2003

even though they dont update it anymore..this is the best accelerator still to date that ..and is free spyware and adware free...great ad blocking and the best prefetcher one that actualy works correctly not only that but you are the one who sets exactly what you want prefetched "aka" (keywords)..unlike others that guess for you and prefetch a bunch of crap you would never view or dont load pages correctly half the time..works good on XP and all browsers..in opera or netscape based browsers you will have to set the preference in the proxy settings of the browser to 127.0.0.0 on port 81 for it to work on them..it auto does it on any IE based browser.to many options
to mention that are great ..its a good set it and forget
it tool and is not outdated by any means to this day.

illuvatar reviewed v0.95 Prebeta 3 on May 12, 2003

Hi roj, if you want good rips, EAC is what you need. It has better error checking than other rippers and is highly configurable. No more quirks in my songs! I don't know what you mean by "most people will screw up", but in my opinion this is a piece of cake to configure. Just like spikeymikey says, people ought to take a minute to read the help file or surf to one of the many great tutorials about EAC. "Out-of-the-box" programmes like audiograbber are cute and fancy, but most people get mediocre rips because they don't take the time to configure it.

spikeymikey reviewed v0.95 Prebeta 3 on May 12, 2003

roj, I both agree and disagree. AudioGrabber indeed does have everything you need to rip/encode out of the box. EAC can rip wav's right out of the box too, but the harder part for the "average" user seems to be finding and setting up the encoder. There are alot of resources on the web for setting up EAC if they take a few minutes to read up on some literature. The HELP menu also has internet links that point directly to good sites. Hopefully the menu will actually work in the release version. I understand what you're saying about ease of use but I think that this program isn't necessarely for the average user, but the more experienced power user. After all, an average user will be fine with the average quality of other rippers and encoders.

FlauntMG reviewed v0.95 Prebeta 2 on May 10, 2003

Good God, the new EAC is out (although its not an official 1) but who give a damn, EAC definitely the best rip tool around. MMJ, CDEx, Audiograbber, step aside. King of Rip is here. And i really mean it. I try it on my old scratched CD, and the result is superb, 11 VBR track sweet to the ears.

Dirk van Hoofen reviewed v0.95 Prebeta 2 on May 1, 2003

Super FREEWARE-Tool. For students as me it was a ideal tool for rip my music-cd's. And that I can change the language at GERMAN. Thanks for it.

GeneralLeoFF reviewed v0.95 Prebeta 2 on May 1, 2003

good program but CDex kicks it's a** still :)

illuvatar reviewed v0.95 Prebeta 1 on Apr 24, 2003

EAC is *the best* audio ripper around. It has been for years and it will continue to be the best :-)

Aires reviewed v0.95 Prebeta 1 on Apr 24, 2003

Exact Audio Copy is a fantastic program - fantastic! Let me make that clear. But this is a pre-beta release, not even at beta stage yet. If you read the disclaimer on the homepage regarding this pre-beta release, it doesn't make for encouraging reading. Use version 0.9 Beta 4 if you would like to try this excellent piece of software - do not use the pre-beta unless you are a serious beta tester willing to take risks. Otherwise, enjoy ;)

Alex T. reviewed v0.95 Prebeta 1 on Apr 24, 2003

Thank god, and new release! They haven't updated this frigen program since April 2002! Anyway, most accurate Ripper out there,especially for scrached CD's!

ye110manz reviewed v0.9 Beta 4 on Jan 12, 2003

use it with LAME to get the best possible quality mp3's.

klumy reviewed v0.9 Beta 4 on May 24, 2002

Superb program !!

sopheryth reviewed v0.9 Beta 3 on Mar 10, 2002

Hahahah!!! Yeah baby! This is THE ultimate in MP3 ripping tools. Used with LAME's r3mix encoder, the perfect MP3 will be mine! all Mine!! muahahahah!!! -Sam

busta reviewed v0.9 Beta 3 on Mar 9, 2002

Probably my most used utility. Has most of what you need including a WAV editor and audio CD burning software. It's free and solid. The screenshot is outdated though, looks a bit better now.

roi_shlomi reviewed v0.9 Beta 1 on Jan 21, 2002

Still the best !! an example to how programs should be written.

busta reviewed v0.9 Prebeta 10 on Jun 22, 2001

Yes, no question that at the moment this is the best way to copy audio CDs, or individual tracks. Also a decent front-end to LAME and a number of other audio compression encoders. It has an unbelievable amount of features that the options menus might be daunting for people new to the program. But once you have your settings dialed in you're in good copying shape.

mrbee reviewed v0.9 Prebeta 10 on Jun 22, 2001

Still great...seems to be about ready for the final release. The best program for ripping music from CDs and a decent audio CD burner as well.

busta reviewed v0.9 Prebeta 9 on Feb 19, 2001

Pure gold! If you're into restoring old audio cassettes or LPs be sure to look at its Wav editor. It has by far the best noise reduction software I've tried. Although it's like Cooledit's noise reduction, it's far better at it and doesn't compromise sound quality as much. Tape hiss is easily removed.

franzj reviewed v0.9 Prebeta 8 on Jan 28, 2001

Great program! Extremely flexible! Incredibly accurate! Free! Keep up the good work, and the money will come.

NYCgreen reviewed v0.9 Prebeta 8 on Jan 28, 2001

I've been using this program along with several external MP3 codecs to transfer most of my CD collection to one of my hard drives. It peformed flawlessly on over 350 CDs. Small and efficient. Nice concept, isn't it!

GHackmann reviewed v0.9 Prebeta 7 on Nov 9, 2000

Very impressive. This is the only CD extractor I know of that lets you extract data from before track 1. That may sound like a stupid thing to do, but my X-Files TV soundtrack CD has two hidden tracks that you have to rewind past the beginning of the CD to hear, and this is the only way I could get .MP3s of it digitally.

gt50 reviewed v0.9 Prebeta 7 on Oct 11, 2000

I have been using EAC since version .85. I tried many cda extractors, and stopped once I found this one. Once I ripped a track from a cd that was unplayable because of a scratch on the cd surface. EAC took several hours for that track(one of my favorite songs), but afterwards when I burned it sounded fine. I recommend this for the audio perfectionist.

dejavu reviewed v0.9 Prebeta 6 on Aug 30, 2000

It's a nice and powerful program! The simplicity, the synthesis show the real capacity of man. EAC, still in beta, makes exactly what we need! Congratulations Andre!

b9AcE reviewed v0.9 Prebeta 4 on Mar 25, 2000

This is by far the best riping-programs, I'd even say it one of the best programs out there!
If you thinks germans are good at making cars, try quality german software. ;-
Don't forget to have a look at the "Actions"-menu,
where you will find the tools to manipulate and record audio in a way
that no other audio program offers.

You think it's slow? I say it's thorough.
You say it's hard to configure? I say it's got all the options.

Also, if you are behind a HTTP-firewall this is probably the only CDDB-connection you will get in Windows.

Hangtime reviewed v0.9 Prebeta 4 on Mar 24, 2000

For the serious audiophile who wants to make PERFECT copies. The configuration may turn you off but don't be discouraged! Just look at the great tutorial setup for it, follow the steps, and your on your way to making perfect copies. Used in conjunction with CDRWIN and you will never know the difference between the CD you copied and your CDR. Also, great for MP3 extracts and encoding. The program hooks into just about every MP3 encoding engine out there on the net. The best part out of all this, the program is Postercardware. Send the man a postcard from where you are from thats all he asks of his time. Do yourself a favor and dropkick your copy of Audiocatalyst, Xing, Musicmaker, whatever, and pick a copy of Exact Audio Copy.

rkh reviewed v0.9 Prebeta 3 on Dec 27, 1999

This is one of the best rippers I have ever used. It assures that your MP3's come out right, it really takes out the guest work. It is harder to use then a program like Audiograbber, but IMHO, it just can't be beat. Best of all, its still free! If your familar with rippers, try it out.

eMpTy reviewed v0.9 Prebeta 3 on Dec 25, 1999

The only cd-ripper that can make guaranteed perfect copies. If you are serious about audio this is the program for you.

closing reviewed v0.9 Prebeta 3 on Dec 24, 1999

Not the easiest of programs to use and its not obvious how to rip audio tracks. Lots of options so it doesnt look to bad really.