bigfool1956;239298 Wrote: > 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.
This only proves EAC is using offset correction. -- Wombat Transporter -> monoblocks -> self-made speakers ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Wombat's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=4113 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=39438 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
