I had been using EAC and flac for the last few years. However, I am in the process of converting to iTunes using Apple Lossless. I have found that the software is much easier to set up, use, and the database (song & artists names) is much better than FreeDB. If you are finding EAC to be a challenge, then you might want to try iTunes, just make sure you select Apple Lossless as the format.