So long ago now that I can't even remember the exact model I have to say that nothing has ever come close to being as good, both for reliabilityĪnd speed of accurate ripping, than my fondly remembered Plextor SCSI CD Rom drives (I managed to I understand that other factors are at play, too.įascinating. I recognize that's an oversimplification it's just something to bear in mind with regards to interpreting the data. But if a drive has many submissions and very high accuracy, it sets a lower limit for the drive's performance it's at least that good. There are 2352 bytes, or 588 samples, in each sector of an audio CD, corresponding to 1/75th of a second of sound. If you are archiving, you should insist on ripping right the first time, and that should be the only time. One 'sample' on an audio CD is 4 bytes, consisting of a 2-byte left-channel value and a 2-byte right-channel value. Its heavy on time, system resources, etc. The thing about ripping is that it is a heavy process. Determining and correcting your drive offset is needed for a perfect 1:1 rip. CTDB TOCID: RwPmetoA2AmCAGKJ2wHwxO5eA.A- found. Apparently the mechanism is too fragile for shipping. I sent the Arcam for repair but it came back broken. That can make a drive look less accurate than it is. It also helps you identify your CD drive offsets, as every drive is different. .accurip CD 1 CUETools log Date: 21:23:34 Version: 2.1.4 Pregap length 00:00:43. Unfortunately, both my dedicated CD players have broken loading drawers, an Arcam Alpha 9 and a Cambridge Audio 840C. This 2019 AccurateRip drive accuracy list may be interesting to those considering the purchase of a drive for CD ripping or those who are just curious as to how their drive fared:Ī word of warning regarding the statistics: We don't have the raw data, so we don't know, for example, whether 99% of the errors for a given drive model came from one or two users' submissions.