EAC offers codec for FLAC format during installation. Did you see that screen, and made sure that the checkbox for it was checked? Although primarily, EAC will rip to WAV, but look for compression options in the EAC menu. FairStairs CD Ripper is a donationware Windows program that is powerful software for ripping audio CD tracks to WMA, MP3, OGG, VQF, FLAC, APE and WAV formats. The interface is user-friendly and includes ID3 tag support.
Click to expand.I should have been more clear, I have been using Plextor drives for ages because I work in audio. I think these are the only drives that allow you to generate C1/C2/CU reports (which were useful a few years ago when most projects were delivered in CD-R, before file sharing services became popular). I have been using these drives/software for many years, so I was just wondering if the software mentioned was any better or worse (for those who might have heard of or compared them to Plextools).