[Mokpie]

I've made a back up of a couple CDs I own so that I can use them on the road and not worry about losing them etc.

My question is, is there a significant loss in terms of sound when going from the original disc to a copy made by your computer?

thanks

 

[Ahriman4891]

If you are using a quality burner, there should be no problems. Burners that have good reputation are NEC, LG, Plextor. Anything else is largely hit-or-miss, with e.g. Sony being pretty bad in terms of error rate.

 

[Iron_Dreamer]

I just made a backup disc today, actually the first burn from my new BenQ DVD writer, and it's bit-perfect to the original, according to EAC. I'm sure you could screw it up and have it not be, but it's simple enough to do properly.

 

[Mokpie]

any specific software i should use?

i normally use nero burning rom

 

[Dusty Chalk]

You should use EAC. Properly set up, it should be bit perfect.

 

[BluesDaddy]

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dusty Chalk You should use EAC. Properly set up, it should be bit perfect.

Yep, what he said.

 

[Comfy]

Bit perfect is ok with an entry level setup, I guess, but what if you are really into high fidelity and want nothing short of nanobit detail? Huh?

(For those who don't know what a nanobit is, it's a 1000.000.000th part of a bit.)

 

[Rock&Roll Ninja]

Quote:

Originally Posted by Comfy Bit perfect is ok with an entry level setup, I guess, but what if you are really into high fidelity and want nothing short of nanobit detail? Huh?

Then use Roxio Toast Titanium and get some of those black-vinyl CD-Rs.

 

[Riordan]

Quote:

Originally Posted by Comfy Bit perfect is ok with an entry level setup, I guess, but what if you are really into high fidelity and want nothing short of nanobit detail? Huh? (For those who don't know what a nanobit is, it's a 1000.000.000th part of a bit.)

yes, if your high-end cd player uses the decimal binary system, precision up to the nth nanobit is a must.
uhm, sorry

back to topic, there are two possible ways to screw up a backup: one is when ripping, the other when burning. but even if the copy isn't 100% bit-perfect (there might be errors because of bad scratches) the difference to the original should be negligible as long as decent recorders and media are used.