256Kbps MP3s are a reasonable size/quality compromise. VBR MP3 support is nice, but not required. Start the rip process as soon as a disc is inserted, without requiring me to push any buttons
Pull metadata from freedb or another reliable source So, I'd like a ripper that can do these things: Yes, I know it sounds odd to play from the CD when I have burned MP3s already but it was an enhanced CD. My problems with WMP include its tendency to quietly glitch on damaged CDs, automatically PLAYING CDs when I'm just trying to rip them, ripping CDs without the vital metadata if there's a network glitch instead of waiting, and automatically ejecting a CD when I AM trying to play it if I have the 'auto eject after rip' setting enabled.
I still have many CDs to rip to my media server, so I'm looking for a better ripper than Media Player.
