OK I will look into EAC. Is C2 error retrieval one of the options in EAC?

I am past the point of being able to return it, although I could just put it in my kid's machine and buy something else. But I want to exhaust all the possibilities first. I have not downloaded EAC yet, but Burst Mode is not something I would want to use if it can allow errors. But has anyone...

Thanks for the ideas. I changed it to PIO4 but that slowed it down even more. And my other drive is a TDK drive that runs at UDMA2 so that should not be creating a slowdown. And yes, it is an Artec drive. I will look into that firmware update. Quote: Originally Posted by funnytimes...

I understand that this brand is new and low priced. But I found some good reviews of it before I bought it. Here is one: http://www.tweak3d.net/reviews/maddog/mdmm52x/ and another mention at comdex: http://www.targetpc.com/articles/comdex2003/ Anyway, I am not looking for recommendations...

I bought a second CDRW drive to use for digital audio extraction. This Mad Dog 52x drive is supposed to do DAE up to 52x. I am using CDex, and this drive extracts at about 1/3 of the speed of my older drive. My calculations show it extracting at about 8x. I called their tech support and they...

OK thanks for clearing that up for me.

Quote: Originally Posted by commando The CDA construct is the way the PC shows you what's on the disk - they're not really there. They're basically just a pointer to where the music is. So what file format is the music really in on the cd? Is it .wav and therefore there really is...

Thanks for the info. I am looking into EAC. Does anyone know why we cannot copy the .cda file directly to the hard drive without converting it to a .wav? Seems like we would want to avoid a conversion to a different file format if at all possible since there is usually a drop in quality when...

I'm not interested in comparing the .wav to the .cda, I'm interested in knowing if a .cda file that was converted to .wav then converted back to .cda, will be the same as a file that was copied on the fly from one cd to another. I have an unconfirmed source that tells me that even an on the fly...

When I copy a track from a cd to my hard drive, it gets converted to a .wav file, and then when I burn it to a cd it is converted back to a .cda. Is the newly burned track on the cd 100% exactly the same quality as the original, or is there some degradation? What about when I use on-the-fly cd...

Thanks, that was a good discussion. I should have mentioned I have ruled out canal and ear bud types because I don't like stuff in my ears, even though they are said to be good for isolation. So I am looking for recommendations for something that covers the ears with a lot of isolation.

I am looking for a headphone to use for a long airline trip. I am not too concerned about audio quality, blocking out noise is the prime consideration. I will only use these maybe once or twice a year, so I want to keep the price down, maybe $25. I use my good ones when I want sound quality, for...