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RE: dBpoweramp Accu-rip, trust it or not?

Posted by IslandLizard on August 3, 2011 at 11:24:12:
Ripping the "faulty" CD using a different drive may resolve some of those issues. I've resolved many ripping problems that way.

Also, when problem rips appear, I rip them at least twice (even on different drives) and compare the results either within EAC (WAV Compare) or using a checksum/md5/PAR2 program.

If you have your accuraterip configured correctly and it still shows discrepancies with their database on some tracks or some whole albums, and you yielded 2 identical rips , I'd say ignore AR.

Even when only one bit is flipped it will show a discrepancy, but it maybe totally inaudible. The odds on ripping twice and flipping the same bits are small.

There are even voices that swear by ripping in burst mode, and rely on AR for verification. If it clears AR, you got a good rip in 10 minutes or less.

Extending that philosophy you could rip in burst mode twice (or 3x) and compare the result. That method will likely also yield an accurate rip, particularly if your album is not in AR.

Many of my CDs are not in AR the way it stands, and I'll rip those 2x on different drives with correct offsets applied. I normally use secure, but if the sheer volume is high or time is scarce, I flirt with burst too. If there's a difference, it is usually in the last few frames, due to offset and reading lead-out differences. Those frames tend to be silent anyway.

A few CDs may pop out not yielding comparable rips, whatever method used. I look into those much closer and find a way or the reason.