neonred@lemmy.world 5 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.
Vqhm@lemmy.world 5 months ago
Yea Exact Audio Copy in secure mode will re-read each sector double-checking results until it has a consistent perfect rip. It takes a little while longer, but the results are worth it.
Grass@sh.itjust.works 5 months ago
I borrowed the entire CD collections of a few friends to do this a while back. It took so long but it was probably worth jt. The worst part is when you forget about it and it sits idle for days before you remember and swap to the next disc.