Once you rip the CD to the computer medium all subsequent copies and transfers are bit perfect. This is so because digital data in computers is either good or corrupted. The operating system makes sure the file integrity is preserved.
EAC is needed because audio CDs are derived from the 1980 "red book" audio standard. The data is handled as "audio" material and hence the integrity of the information is not always assured. If there's an error in the data stream, the system interpolates the missing bits. The resulting stream will not be accurate. In computer terms this would not be acceptable, but for audio the designers (Philips and Sony) thought it wouldn't be perceptible. EAC will do its best to extract the correct bits from the CD. It will re-read the information several times, if needed, to ensure an accurate rip. In reality, too much data interpolation (resulting from scratched CDs) will result in thin, grainy and harsh sound reproduction, aside from the obvious skips that can occur. Also, a severely scratched CD will never be accurately ripped by EAC. EAC is effective for CDs in good physical condition. -- crooner Squeezebox 3 with DIY Linear Power Supply Lite Audio DAC60 tube DAC Pioneer SX-1980 Vandersteen 2Ce Signature Vandersteen 2W ------------------------------------------------------------------------ crooner's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3379 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=21840 _______________________________________________ Discuss mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
