|
Audio Asylum Thread Printer Get a view of an entire thread on one page |
For Sale Ads |
85.19.92.6
In Reply to: RE: Cd reading errors correction systems impact on sound. posted by Thorsten on June 16, 2015 at 05:59:47
Dear Mr. Thorsten,
Thanks a lot indeed for the extreme interesting explanation of the cd reading process.
I am quite lost in all this discussion but I cannot help but asking: could it be done differently and more easily ?
I remember reading that playing back wav files in an asynchronous way (I think) could be a much less critical task than reading redbook from an optical medium.
If this is really true converting the cds in wave files could be indeed the solution, the way to follow.
On the basis of what you very well explain the optical cd reading is a very challenging task, with so many variables at play.
It seems that almost everything counts.
And the sonic differences between players and media confirm
The huge number of tweaks appeared on the market are a nightmare for many listeners.
I end saying that today I am more focused on getting the best out of wave files than playing cds. They are just a PITA.
I spent many hours trying to get a good sound out of them and failed.
Thanks a lot again.
Kind regards,
bg
Edits: 06/16/15 06/16/15Follow Ups:
Hi,> but I cannot help but asking: could it be done differently
> and more easily ?Yes, or differently and more complex.
You must understand that CD as technology harks back appx. 35+ Years. When CD as system was designed, it represented the ultimo ratio, the sine pari of technology. The 680MB of Data stored on a CD where so cutting edge in 1982, when big size hard drives were measured in MB and 2 Digit or less as well. Computers would take a decade to catch up on storage (also needs).
> I remember reading that playing back wav files in an
> asynchronous way (I think) could be a much less critical
> task than reading redbook from an optical medium.You might have read that from me. I might have mentioned an early Pioneer DVD Player that did that.
> If this is really true converting the cds in wave files could be
> indeed the solution, the way to follow.I have been doing that since the late 90's...
> On the basis of what you very well explain the optical cd
> reading is a very challenging task, with so many variables
> at play.Not really. One merely must understand the variables and find "the knot of Gordias" in this, or what precisely produces the linkage between these variables. Then, like Alexander the Great, we may strike at the linkage and dissolve the knot.
Or we may instead not do it and commit the cardinal mistake, according to Vizzini, of getting involved in a land war in Asia.
BTW, simply ripping CD's to a computer SHOULD be trivial. I would like to submit that it often is a little less so than we would wish.
Ciao T
At 20 bits, you are on the verge of dynamic range covering fly-farts-at-20-feet to untolerable pain. Really, what more could we need?
Edits: 06/17/15
" Hi, Yes, or differently and more complex.
You must understand that CD as technology harks back appx. 35+ Years. When CD as system was designed, it represented the ultimo ratio, the sine pari of technology. The 680MB of Data stored on a CD where so cutting edge in 1982, when big size hard drives were measured in MB and 2 Digit or less as well. Computers would take a decade to catch up on storage (also needs). "Good morning Mr. Thorsten,
yes everything should be put in the right context." You might have read that from me. I might have mentioned an early Pioneer DVD Player that did that "
i do not know why the good ideas do not have more followers.
" I have been doing that since the late 90's...
Not really. One merely must understand the variables and find "the knot of Gordias" in this, or what precisely produces the linkage between these variables.
Then, like Alexander the Great, we may strike at the linkage and dissolve the knot.
Or we may instead not do it and commit the cardinal mistake, according to Vizzini, of getting involved in a land war in Asia.
BTW, simply ripping CD's to a computer SHOULD be trivial.
I would like to submit that it often is a little less so than we would wish.
Ciao T "this also i do not understand. The musical tracks on a cd are not just plain .wav files but are converted to another format. Why ?
I mean what comes out from a recorder is a wav file.
Why convert it again to another format ? this is perversion ?
One day i would like to make a decent wav file and play it back and listen. I am sure it will sound at least quite good. Bearable.
Maybe i am wrong but i think that if they were just plain .wav files the reading process would be much much error safe. Am i wrong ?
Instead ripping tracks from an audio cd involves format conversion and this could lead to errors.
I use usually Exact Audio Copy the with check sum feature.
I think that the ripped tracks can sound quite good ... but it is up to the playback system.
Thanks a lot again.
Kind regards,
bg
Edits: 06/17/15 06/17/15 06/17/15
Post a Followup:
FAQ |
Post a Message! |
Forgot Password? |
|
||||||||||||||
|
This post is made possible by the generous support of people like you and our sponsors: