I hadn't paid too much attention to the ripping software, I assumed that if it had 'error correction' applied, as can be done in iTunes, that rereads would be performed and data would be confirmed as correct.
However, after research showed that EAC was very much favoured, I took the time to rip a number of tracks into .wav with both, and compared them. Surprisingly, the difference was not subtle, and always in EAC's favour. So the question then becomes why? My guess, and it is a guess, is that the cd drive on the laptop is not great and is not reading at all accurately, and that iTunes only applies error correction if a gross error occurs. I have noticed the following: If you copy a CD to CD-R using software such as Nero, and then use EAC on the CD-R, it inevitably cannot match the resulting tracks with the AccurateRip database. Now, burning is accurate, which points the finger at the reading process. Of course CD players always have real time error correction, precisely because getting the data off redbook CDs is, erm, perilous. -- bigfool1956 David Ayers Music is what counts, hifi just helps us enjoy it more ------------------------------------------------------------------------ bigfool1956's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=13782 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=39438 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
