Skunk;175394 Wrote: > I think you mean without needing to correct errors. > > If you use secure mode it re-reads everything, which is why it's so > slow when set up properly. Read>Flush drive Cache>Re-read, for each > sector at least once, until they match. If a re-read doesn't check out > then you get a row of error correction squares. If that row isn't > successfull it continues for as many rows as you have specified before > moving to the next sector. > > It's pretty easy to inadvertantly fool the mechanism though, by > allowing the drive to cache audio or correct the c2 errors. Those are > things you want control of if you're after bit-perfect rips, especially > if your drive is of unknown quality. >
I don't recall exactly how I have configured EAC - I set it up quite a while ago. I'm pretty certain it's in secure mode, and the ripping speed is typically between 5 and 10x. As those error-correction boxes rarely appear, I think I can conclude there are rarely any read errors. Accuraterip confirms bit-perfect rips almost every time (with the exception of the last track on one of my two drives, which is never accurate - I think that's because I haven't been able to set the drive offset correctly). Anyway, see totoro's comment above. CDs contain about 5 billion bits worth of information. In his test, all 5 billion, as read by itunes, were correct. That means you don't need to worry about this. I use EAC anyway because it's nearly as easy when you're only ripping a few discs at a time, and the accuraterip results give me a sense of satisfaction, but it's really not important. -- opaqueice ------------------------------------------------------------------------ opaqueice's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=4234 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=32212 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
