Comment on How is it possible that a laptop can read a CD flawlessly, but every other device I've tried the CD on skips at certain parts?

neonred@lemmy.world ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

Why has been explained below, different drives have different capabilities regarding read buffer, error correction, etc.

There are (were) very lrge comparison sheets and articles where different drives and manufacturers have been compared with each other.

I chose my external USB CD-drive on the premise I could flash custom firmware to it so to keep the option of new features and enhances functionality, in case someone would do this. Like how OpenWRT came to be.

If you want to enhance the ripping quality or consistency evennmire you can try the program “Exact Audio Copy” (EAC) or any other sophisticated CD grabber software. It is already around for aaages, that should give you an idea how tricked out specialized software was already decades ago.

www.exactaudiocopy.de/en/…/features-of-eac/

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