I have used dbpoweramp (on a PC) for a few years to rip CD's. I do the verify mode which checks that the rip is accurate, and the lossless FLAC, which is relatively new, and the same as wav, except it keeps metadata. DBpoweramp connects to several of the major online databases, so you get album covers, track titles, etc. for metadata built into the rip. Often you can compare track listings and choose which coverart is best. The program is not free, but worth the relatively small cost IMHO.
Larry
