Hi Brian, I'm sorry that it took so long, but I finally got round to testing the full CDEx 1.70 version. And - it's a great disappointment!
The problem that I can't rip CDs into wav files that occurred in 1.70 Beta 4 still exists, and you can't rip to ogg files, that is, unless you use your own encoder and set the path manually when you choose "external ripper". I'll stick to 1.70 Beta 2 which has the ogg ripping feature still implied. I also with the full version wasn't able to access the data base Free CDDB which is still working with 1.70 Beta 2. So, I don't know what they've fixed from Beta 4. Also they still use the same lame encoder than with Beta 2. So there's absolutely no point to change to the full version from my point of view. I'd be interested in other experiences. It's a real shame that a program that used to be such a great option is developed backwards. Take care Alexandra