Tagging id3v1 (strict) only!

[neveronfriday]

Hi everyone,

this one is for anally-retentive experts only!

a) I have about 20 terabyte (actually ... more) of flac files (took me about three years to rip and tag a larger part of my collection).

b) From this collection, I want to create mp3 (320kbps) files for my bedroom stereo only.

c) My bedroom stereo is a Marantz M-CR 502. An absolutely fantastic unit (with the right speakers ... i have a pair of ELACs connnected to it in bi-amping mode and that unit SMOKES!).

d) P*ss, F*ck and Sh*t: This unit can play MP3 files via a USB stick, but it only supports the strictest version of id3v1 ... absolutely no deviation allowed (character limit, folder- and file-limit, etc.).

e) I have about 10 8GB Toshiba sticks which are very reliable. Stuff goes on there.

Problem:

So far, I have not found a single tagger that can (still) tag mp3 files id3v1 (strict!!!!!) only. They say they do, but they don't (Disclaimer: I might be far too stupid to have set them correctly).

a) mp3Tag does NOT remove all tags that do not adhere to this specification (their forum is offline for the summer holidays). ONce I set the program to write id3v1 only, id3v2 are still inserted!

b) Other taggers, because this id3v1 (strict) specification is from the Internet dark ages, are often reluctant to remove all non-compliant fields. They say they did, but they didn't (Foobar shows a combo of id3v1 and id3v2 tags, etc.)

What I'm doing right now:

a) I convert flac to mp3 with foobar (using the latest lame.exe). Works perfectly.

b) I (re-)tag with mp3Tag (great program!) to make sure only the basics (id3v1) are left

c) I remove anything but id3v1 (strict) tags via "id3kill.exe" (an age-old program which hasn't been supported in years ... but works swell).

d) Still, some tags remain that are NOT compliant.

Looking for (HELP!!!!):

There must be an easier way.

I'm looking for any (EASY) tagging solution that with absolute certainty removes any sh*t that is embedded via any of the modern taggers that say they do ... but don't.

Any help is appreciated ... especially from people who have actually tried, tested and conquered this problem!

Note:

Telling me that tagger A or tagger B solves the problem is not enough unless you have tested it (sorry).

I absolutely do not care how archaic the tagger is ... if it gets the job done: Track, artist, and title are absolutely sufficient!

Example:

mp3Tag (which is set to write id3v1 only ... ALWAYS writes a portion of later formats into the tags (a combo of id3v1 and id3v2 (different states).

My Marantz then only displays crap (no artist, no title, no track ... default error message).

This must be a bug which people do not notice because nobody alive ever writes these archaic tags (I think).

I hope my English was half-way decent enough to get across what I'm trying to achieve.

ANY help is appreciated!

Thanks!!!!