How come there is no thread on the RealityCheck?

I think the Raw Copy 8x sound better than the 52x Copy Disc. Like you I was surprised that anyone liked the 52x version but it is better than I can get at that speed on my Mac.

Hi there, I am a Newbie to this debate and wondered if this is the duplicator that was earlier referred to as costing $300 odd dollars

http://www.iopshop.com/index.php/cPath/1035_1068

Be166, no the unit you show was supposedly the same as the RealityCheck unit. It looks like the cheaper Cool Copy has forced this company to further reduce the price.

I must say that the unit you show "looks like" the Reality Check, but to my knowledge no one has shown that you get identical results using the cheaper unit rather than the RealityCheck.

My own tests comparing the CoolCopy with the RealityCheck resulted in my selling the Cool Copy as inferior.

Look at the duplicator specs. There is no magic in CD duplication. More memory does make an improved copy.

The better duplicators now offer 128MB of memory compared to the Acard's 8MB. Better drives such as the Plextor 716A reduce jitter and make better copies.

George is now selling a Disc Maker duplicator with 128MB of memory and 2 Plextor 716A drives.

Meritline offers a 128MB duplicator for a very reasonable price.

All of this equipement is computer stuff-that means it goes into "old age" very quickly. George's Acard is in this category.

Over the last six months I have spent a great deal of time learning about CD duplication. It also prompted me to build 2 computers-the latest one is making killer CD copies that go far beyond what is possible with a duplicator. More to follow.

Steve

Steve, I suspect that duplication will soon be replaced by hard drives with USB2 connections.

All I know about using computers, two Macs, to make duplicates suggests that the original RealityCheck's copies sound superior, even though I made the computer copies at 4x on to quality cd-rs.