Have you looked in to Jami?

Broken how? It's buggy but usable for me.

The RHEL situation, yes.

Well, I ripped Buddy Holly's Buddy Holly with whipper and the log says no errors, but the rips are a crackling mess. I'm none the wiser, I'm afraid.

I tried a different SATA cable and there's no change. Thanks for the suggestion.

I already have PipeWire and did try a few things with config to no avail. The crackling also only happens with CD audio, took me weeks to even notice this was an issue. Thanks for the suggestion though.

Thanks! I'll look into it.

Huh, never heard of this one. Kind of sounds like Henry Miller. I'll try and see if I can find a copy, thanks for the recommendation.

Hear hear!

Again?