jimzak;311894 Wrote: > I just put in a brand new previously-unopened CD: Tom Middleton > "Lifetracks". > > http://www.themilkfactory.co.uk/st/2007/12/tom-middleton-lifetracks-big-chill/ > > dbPoweramp is only ripping to FLAC at 4x instead of 18x for other > discs. > > Visibly there are no flaws on the disc, and it is not a CD-R. > > There is no evidence of copy control. > > I appreciate everyone's help, but I don't think anyone's answers are > correct. > > -------------------------- > > In contrast I just put another new CD Kombinat 100 ""Wege Übers Land" > in the same drive. > > dbPoweramp is ripping at 19x from the start. > > -------------------------- > > A third new CD Long Range's "Madness and Me" rips at high speed also. > > -------------------------- > > Wassup?
Hey Jim, I think we need more info. How far down the Accurate Rip options tree did you go? I have only been using dBpoweramp for a week (was using EAC) but I have noticed a direct speed issue linked to whether the CD is in the accurate rip stats already or not. If its in the library the ripper seems to rip faster knowing that if the CRC is OK it does not have to multi-pass and it does not have to slow down the drive to ensure a quality rip. Just something I noticed which might not be linked to cause and effect or what you are seeing. Also the quality of the actual disk has a huge effect on the drive speed. Even a clean brand new disk can have surface flaws that allow it to play fine in a CDP but cause the ripper to slow down. The reason for this is because your CD player has build in error correction plus error make over. CD-ROM drives are not playing music so they have no error correction while ripping. Hold the two CDs you just ripped up to a light. Does one have more pin holes then the other one? Of course if the disk has a complete or dark title mask, you will not be able to determine how many pin holes are on the CD (but believe me that they are there). There is no such thing as a perfectly clean vacuum. -- iPhone *iPhone* 'Last.FM' (http://www.last.fm/user/mephone) Media Room: Transporter, VTL TL-6.5 Signature Pre-Amp, Ayre MX-R Mono Blocks, Vandersteen Quatro, VeraStarr 6.4SE 6-channel Amp, VCC-5 Reference Center, four VSM-1 Signatures, Runco RS 900 CineWide AutoScope 2.35:1 Living Room: Duet, ADCOM GTP-870HD, Cinepro 3K6SE III Gold, Vandersteen Model 3A Signature, Two 2Wq subs, VCC-2, Two VSM-1 Bedroom: SB3, NAD C370, Thiel 2.3 Home Office: SB3, Parasound Vamp v.3, VSM-1 Sigs Mobile: SB3, Audioengine A5 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ iPhone's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=13622 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=48655
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