Automated Ripping with CD Jukeboxes?

apago asks: "I am ripping my large collection of CDs to MP3 one at a time. This takes forever. I would like to know if there is a way I can use my Sony 200 disc jukebox to help automated the ripping process. I can already drive the jukebox thru Sony's S-Link interface using a Nirvis Slink-e device. The juke has SPDIF output. Can I get a sound card with SPDIF input and start ripping thru the digital optical connection? Will this be the same quality as the CDDA data streams?" Now if something like this is possible, it would finally sell me on those multi-CD devices. I too am in the process of sending my CD tracks to MP3 format. It's a fun process, but a little bit of automation couldn't hurt.

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My name is Cliff...

[cyb3r0ptx]

..brother of Joe, I got me some crack, I want me some hoes!

What if the CD's not yours?

[Halcyon-X]

Well?

Will ripping be optional? What if you only borrowed the CD from the library, or off a friend or something?

What if it's 70's smooth rock and you only wanted to use it to punish your children, but then it worked so well they made you swear never to play it again? And then they wanted to make sure it was gone so they melted the hard disk to get rid of data residue? And so now you're out one jukebox?