No not in that league, I prefer the higher fideliy sound of good vinyl LPs. ( Although 24bit/96KHz digital recordings are getting pretty damn close!)
There is an analogy here though. There is a special disc mastering technique for vinyl LPs where the master tape and the master disc cutter run at half speed. These "half-speed mastered" LPs have astonishingly high sound quality and details. In that case slower is better. JCO ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- J.C. O'Connell mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://jcoconnell.com ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -----Original Message----- From: Rob Studdert [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, April 23, 2004 9:13 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: CD-R lifetimes disputed On 23 Apr 2004 at 20:24, J. C. O'Connell wrote: > Re: CD verification > > Just because a 52x burn verifies OK does not mean the data > has been recorded as well as a 4x burn for example. When > you do the verify you have no clue as to the "margin" of > the data read. It is good for checking grossly bad media > but not so good for testing integrity or longevity of the > burn quality. That's like driving at only 10mph to ensure that your tires have a good grip on a nice clean road. I don't think it's a problem. I suspect part of the legend has be spurned by the bizzare ramblings of a few audiophiles who swear that they can hear the difference between a 1x mastered CD and disc written at faster than play speed. You aren't in this league are you? Rob Studdert HURSTVILLE AUSTRALIA Tel +61-2-9554-4110 UTC(GMT) +10 Hours [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://members.ozemail.com.au/~distudio/publications/ Pentax user since 1986, PDMLer since 1998
