I noticed distortion at high volume when playing MP3s years ago through my car stereo. The same track on the CD, obviously in a CD player in the car, gave no such distortion. Now with hi-res, I'm noticing higher highs and lower bass that compressed CDs don't present well. Of course how the...
This is also true for JRiver Media Center. It's a program that is similar to iTunes but much more user-friendly. It's PC/Mac compatible. Just like you, I frequently edit Metadata that's "off". BTW, I've owned this program for five or six years now and haven't looked back to iTunes.
I use JRiver Media Center. Ripping discs is relatively easy and you can organize however you like. I have created playlists that range from jazz to my favorite dance music and I send albums to those destinations. One thing, be sure you are ripping your CDs in the highest resolution possible. You...