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Chris Cotellini wrote in message <3678CAFC.985389AC@interstroom.nl>...
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>"Arny Kr�ger" wrote:
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>> Chris Cotellini wrote in message <36764B19.A08DFB6F@interstroom.nl>...
>> >Well, if you copy from a bad cd, the copy will sound bad too.... I heard
>> >a difference between copy and original -> an occasional "pop" in the
>> >sound, probably a burn error. Thus the quality (this DOES effect the
>> >sound, doesn't it?) is lower than the original without the pop.
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>> The pops are almost always due to data loss. This usually happens when the
CD
>> is read.
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>Then why isn't the "pop" sound there when you play it on the pc cd-writer?

Because you are not recording it at that time, and you are playing it at 1x.

The worst case of clicks and pops I've encountered happen when making a high
speed (2x or 4x) copy.

Most CD players are unexpectedly limited in their ability to play an audio CD
at speeds higher than 1x. I know of many CD players that run at a real-world
15-20x for reading data, but are reliable only at speeds of 6x and below for
reading audio tracks. It is not unusual for a 8 or 16x CDROM reader to be
limited to 1x or 2x for audio.

>Does a cd-writer use error correction? I don't know...

Audio CD's are read with error detection, and on-the-fly error correction.

>If the copy is an EXACT copy, these pops wouldn't be there.

That is my experience.


>I also heard that the
>older (slow single/double speed) drives are better in reading audio tracks,
is
>that true?

Very false. The current consensus seems to be that the best CDROM's for
reading audio are the Plexstor 32x SCSI and the Panasonic/Creative Labs 24-36x
IDE drives. The Plexstor is very reliable in general and can be absolutely
counted on to read most audio discs at speeds up to about 10x. The
CL/Panasonic is pretty reliable up to about 7x. I have audio discs that my
Plex will only read reliably at 1x.