325xi;180850 Wrote: > AccurateRip returns "confidence level", in '%', not Yes or No.
I must have a different version then, all I get is "confidence level" and it's expressed as a count, i.e. the number of other people who have gotten the same exact checksum. If even -one- other person has gotten exactly the same, then the odds are overwhelmingly that it's accurate, because the odds of two identical random errors are unfathomable. When it becomes a problem is how to interpret if you do not have the same checksum. If all tracks are marked "inaccurate" then most likely I'm using a different CD pressing. AccurateRip will point this out to you. As I indicated, this is very common with CDs made locally or with imports. If only one track is listed in error, that's a big red flag, but only once or twice has AccurateRip reported a track in error where EAC didn't indicate any errors. > It's obvious if you have good CD and good drive there most likely will > be no errors at all, but we aren't talking about that case. It's > discussed more then enough that AccurateRip alone is better then > nothing, but definitely isn't enough for secure rip. It isn't enough when you get negative AccurateRip results, agreed. Still, the odds of an entire album having negative AccurateRip results caused only by errors are quite low. Even on heavily damaged discs you can usually get one good track. But yes, the odds aren't 0, so you'll never know for sure. > The point is - good software uses combination of the methods, it's > always better then using just one. Right drive gives you more options, > that's all. Is there any room for disagreement in this statement? True, some drives are better than others. My laptop DVD-ROM drive absolutely sucks at this. It's slow and very, very sensitive to even minor disc damage. There are two drives in my desktop, a Pioneer DVD-120 and an LG GCE-8523B. I think I've used the Pioneer once or twice, it wasn't very good. It's also missing a few error detection features, EAC indicated the LG drive was preferred. So I use the LG drive. It's been very good. -- Mark Lanctot "It's like, you know, a New Age religion, but with better treble response." - Jon Heal ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Mark Lanctot's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2071 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=32725 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
