02-08-2017, 11:42 AM
I'm not sure how different rippers work in detail, but the reason I like dbpoweramp is it compares a checksum with all the other rips of the same CD. So you can immediately see if your rip is bit-accurate or not. Occasionally you get a track or number of tracks that don't match the checksums, and on examination there is either a local scratch or pinhole in the aluminium coating.
One obsolete CD was awful - not one single track matched, and on examination there were a number of deep scratches (must have dropped it big time as some point). Thought I'd buy a replacement - to find it was ultra-rare and priced at £100 plus on eBay and surplus shops. EEK. I resurrected it by using 1000 grit wet or dry to remove the scratches, then lots of hard work with Duraglit to bring it back to a high polish. After which it ripped perfectly. Wouldn't have known there was a problem with the disc without dbpoweramp.
Craig
One obsolete CD was awful - not one single track matched, and on examination there were a number of deep scratches (must have dropped it big time as some point). Thought I'd buy a replacement - to find it was ultra-rare and priced at £100 plus on eBay and surplus shops. EEK. I resurrected it by using 1000 grit wet or dry to remove the scratches, then lots of hard work with Duraglit to bring it back to a high polish. After which it ripped perfectly. Wouldn't have known there was a problem with the disc without dbpoweramp.
Craig
