FWIW, I just ripped a track 10 times using cdparanoia, and the resulting rip was identical all ten times. And it was certainly reading faster than 1x speed, and had to correct a few frame jitter errors that occurred at different times for each rip. So it's at least consistent.
Interesting, I will have to try this one too.
Same question as for EAC - can it be kept from spinning - EVER - faster than say 10x ? Does it change it speed, in case it finds sector(s) it needs to read again?
This is the reason why it is impossible to check for errors while burning in Nero using mat - there is NO WAY the verification can be done at anything but top speed of the drive and that was the first time I got "shiit happens" ( it will, naturally, throw the mat, which can , for all practical purposes, never be 100% centered on the CD/drive, off - together with the CD(R), in best case only scratching mat ). No other way of preventing this fatal spin-up but unchecking the box for verification of the copy after burning in Nero. If I have overlooked something that CAN control the speed during verification after burning in Nero ( I am using Nero 8 because back compatibility with Yamaha CRW-F1E USB burner and compatibility with Win7 - later versions of Nero may no longer work ) and someone knows how to do this, I would appreciate it very much.
Please note authoring physical CDs is VERY important to me - musicians generally do not have time or knowledge working with files of ANY kind - and they are the most satisfied with CDs (strictly speaking CD-Rs). Therefore burning in highest possible quality IS a concern and that leaves for now Yamaha/Nero combo as the only one I know to support Audio Master Recording Quality. Changing the Yamaha drive is NOT an option - under any circumstances ( I did stock up on these... - NOS, used, refurbished, whatever-that-still-works-ed ...).
Long story short - does cdparanoia EVER spin up beyond say 10x speed, even for the shortest of time? Can this be controlled/limited - damn the time required ?
Here comes the clincher : no time were the errors you all are obviously so preventing to occur while copying AUDIBLE. According to at least one result, my copy SHOULD sound like - shiit. No way this was borne out in listening - EVER.
But playing back the CD in a normal CD player with or without CD mat is instantly audible. And copy made using mat during ripping and burning sounds also better than the one that used mat only during ripping OR burning - let alone one not using mat at all.
In short - errors other than that as displayed by numbers of any of these "exact copy" methods have to be at work during normal playback on CD (DVD, did not try Blue Ray) players. Picture improvement on the DVD players that can use CD mat ( usually spin-up in certain models precludes use of mat ) is CLEARLY VISIBLE.
This is an honest question - I am not making this up. Even if it turns out CD ripping without mat using "exact" methods is good enough for creating file to be listened from HDD/SDD, I would still like to know how and why it makes so audible difference when playing disc back by a player.
