Josh Coalson;155409 Wrote: > > > *snip* > > Actually, it is much more difficult than it should be to get an > accurate rip due to the design of audio CDs. That's why extremely > complicated programs like EAC have had to be written to get as > accurate > as possible. CD drives and lesser programs try to hide errors with > tricks like interpolation but errors can be audible. > > *snip* > > Josh
Have you read the (immensely thick) CD spec? Being the holder of the Flac copyright, I would think so. So are you not aware of the CRC's, data redundancy and everything else that was built into this format before the CD qualities, drives, and lasers were of the quality they are today? The CD spec is immensely over-protective of its data (so long as you don't scratch the top, which the data is actually closer to), to a degree that is incredibly unnecessary any longer with today's capabilities, but which still exists because of the materials and equipment at the time the spec was created. The reasons for errors have much more to do with all the differing CD types and drives all trying to out x10 themselves in speed than it does with the actual spec. If ripped at 1x, a good condition CD on pretty much any drive made today should be ripped perfectly with no problems. All one need do is rip on several different machiens/drives and do a "grep" type compare and see if any audibly significant differences are created. If you can point to such a study, I would truly like to see it. -- tlp [164kb MP3 encoded library (wish FLAC had been around when I did most of my ripping oh so long ago) -> PC -> 100 Mb network -> SB3 -> Denon 3805 (used mainly as a pre-amp / DSP) -> Speakercraft BB1265 running whole-house audio, rack of assorted amps, mostly older Carvers or Sunfires -> bi-amp'd Paradigm Reference Studio 100 V.3's, CC-570, ADP-470's, and my own make of electrostatics (hence the rack of Amps).] Terry ------------------------------------------------------------------------ tlp's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=8459 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=29626 _______________________________________________ ripping mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/ripping
