Accord CD Ripper is a powerful audio CD ripping software that enables users to conveniently extract CD tracks in MP3, FLAC, and M4A formats.

What I found most impressive was the flexible output mode, where I could rip audio CDs to either divided files (one file per track) or to CD images (one file per disc with cuesheet or chapters). Additionally, the secure cd ripping feature made me feel at ease knowing that the four built-in advanced disc error correction strategies such as BURST, SYNC, SECURE and PARANOID protected my music from interruptions due to errors.
The ability to retrieve album info from remote and local CDDB (Compact Disc Database) servers, as well as the on-the-fly ripping process that doesn't generate temporary files, was also a plus for me. The ripping process can be fully visualised, and the spectrum of audio data can be displayed in real-time, making it an intuitive process.
What's more, this CD Ripper automatically writes metadata of the output audio files, which saves me the headache of having to do it manually. The software comes with the latest Lame MP3 encoder, which is considered the best MP3 encoder in the world, and also supports three external AAC encoder - FAAC, Nero AAC and CT AAC+.
A plain audio CD player is included, and it supports all kinds of CD and DVD drives (IDE, SCSI, USB, etc.). Plus, the software is compatible with Windows Vista, Windows 7 (64-bit and 32-bit) and supports full Unicode support and Multisession (CD-Extra) mode. All events are logged for future diagnosis.
Ultimately, this CD Ripper's elegant interface and user-friendly design make it easy to use, and I can rip CD to MP3 format within just a few clicks, making music collection that much more efficient. I highly recommend this software to any music lover out there.
Version 6.9.2: Fixed recent freedb servers issue. Improved tooltips & captions of option pages. Updated audio codecs. Other unspecified minor updates.