PhilNYC;169782 Wrote: > I have no doubt that you can get a perfect read via EAC (that's why I > called the MP's method "EAC in a box"). But the point is that there is > verification and re-reads required to get there...and while it may not > need the 100x read capability that the Memory Player provides (and I've > been told it often only takes 2 reads), there does seem to be some > validity to the idea that getting 100% data accuracy on one read is > highly unlikely on a cheap CD-ROM drive or a cheap redbook CD transport > mechanism.
When EAC detects an error, it spins down the disc, re reads many times, etc. It's very obvious when it happens, and you see a message after the disc is ripped. What I'm saying is that, much of the time (and most of the time with undamaged CDs) EAC reads the whole thing at 5x or 10x the speed of playback without a single bit being wrong or needing to be re-read. Any other ripping program would do the same (although I haven't verified that, it's clearly true because EAC isn't employing its re-reading function on those CDs). It's not a matter of 1% error, it's a matter of .0000001% error rates - like maybe *one bit per hour* is wrong. And that's on a $30 CD-ROM drive rather than a $10,000 CD player. Not much of a veil... -- opaqueice ------------------------------------------------------------------------ opaqueice's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=4234 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=31595 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
