CardinalFang;175418 Wrote: > Sorry, but that's a misunderstanding of the process. Error correction > isn't guessing, it's using additional data on the disk to fix missing > data perfectly. Error *concealment* is when a drive has to "make up" > data by interpolation. Only damaged disks require concealment, most > disks require error correction but are bit perfect after correction. > iTunes is a good as EAC on normal disks. EAC may have an advantage on > damaged disks, but it too will resort to concealent if it can't read > the data.
I'd agree with that - roughly 30%+ of my (well looked after) disks needed some correction - not concealment. a small minority - I'd say about 10-15 out of over 2,000 - fell into the concealment bucket. -- Phil Leigh ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Phil Leigh's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=85 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=32212 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
