CD Ripping

Standard audio CDs (CDDA) remain a widely used and easily available format for digital music. All Innuos servers and streamers can rip (extract) audio tracks from compliant CDs and store them as FLAC or WAV files. Both formats are lossless, meaning they preserve the original sound quality of the CD, and are stored on the internal storage.

Innuos systems support only CDDA (Red Book standard) discs. Other formats such as CDHD, SACD, VideoCD, DVD, Blu-ray, or any discs with copy protection or physical damage (such as scratches or warping) are not supported. Using unsupported or damaged discs can prevent the CD drive from working properly or cause a disc to become stuck. Avoid inserting any foreign objects with a disc, such as paper labels or wrapping, as these can permanently damage the drive.

Our systems are not built to work like traditional CD players, so discs cannot be played directly. Instead, CDs need to be ripped first. This approach reduces noise and interference during playback and supports the role of the server as a central music library, streaming either to your networked Hi-Fi system or directly to a connected DAC.

You can choose to rip your entire CD collection one disc at a time, or just rip new CDs as you buy them. Once ripped, albums are automatically added to your Music Library and are ready to play straight away. The Sense system will also fetch album details such as title, artist, release year, track list and cover artwork from online databases, and apply them to your library.

CD Ripping on STREAM 1/3 & ZEN/ZENith Next Gen Systems

The ability to rip CDs on your Innuos server is only available if it is fitted with an M.2 NVMe SSD. It is not possible to rip directly to external USB drives or third-party NAS systems.

If you’re using a STREAM 1/3 or a ZEN/ZENith Next-Gen, you can follow the steps below

To start ripping a CD:

1. Access your Innuos dashboard via my.innuos.com or through the Sense app on your mobile device.

2. Connect your USB Optical Drive to a spare USB port on your Innuos server.

3. Go to Sense > Server > Disc Ripper.

This will bring you to the main Disc Ripper page which will be temporarily set to Assisted Mode so that you can set up setup the optical drive.

4. You will now need to make an initial configuration before you begin ripping CDs. Follow the supplied link to accuraterip.com and search for the model number of your USB optical drive to check its Correction Offset value.

5. Once you have confirmed this value, return to the Disc Ripper page in Sense and enter the Offset Value into to the text field. This is required to help ensure a bit-perfect rip.

6. With the Offset Value entered, you may begin to insert CDs and rip them and can also set the Ripping Speed and Format if you wish. You can also switch the ripping mode back to Automatic if it is preferred.