I have ripped about 1000 cds out of my collection. They are not in pristine condition.
I keep a lens cloth nearby (same as used to clean your glasses) and give them a wipe if they look very dirty. Stubborn spots I just rinse and rub with tap water and dry the disk carefully. If it still doesn't rip I switch from secure to burst mode which thus far has been very forgiving. To keep my sanity I rip whilst reading the online papers and so do about 1 hour a day (10-20 disks). I takes a while to get through the collection but you don't sacrifice your holidays. I guess that if you are really keen on getting lots done quickly you could load up your PC with CD drives and perhaps do the compression overnight. I do find that the cd drives "wear out" I am on to my third one now. They just seem to get more syncing errors at the end. Gus -- gusi ------------------------------------------------------------------------ gusi's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3801 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=27024 _______________________________________________ ripping mailing list ripping@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/ripping
