How come there is no thread on the RealityCheck?

Steve, does any computer directly duplicate from the hard drive? I guess I thought everything went in through the RAM and out through the RAM.

Yes, it depends on the software you are using. Most programs utilize a memory buffer that has data streaming in and out to the burner. The idea behind the buffer is to prevent the burner from running out of data.

Steve

Steve, Thanks for clarifying my misconception of your project and thanks for sharing your information with us. I look forward to your sharing of the requisite computer specs. My home computer has 512MB of SDRAM (at 400 MHz). I have 3 or 4 unused USB 2.0 connections for external Plextor drives. (For internal drive option, I will need to get some help.) Best, John

"The advantage is that these treatments benefit BOTH the write and the readback with these CD-R copies."

"Of course, if you mod the transport and ALSO rewrite properly treated disks, the results can be amazing"

I can understand the value of treating the source CD when using a copier like the RC, but if you're using EAC to rip the CD to HD, and it reads the source CD until it gets the bits correct, why should treating the source disk make a difference?

Dan

PS- IMO, the difference all this stuff makes, is very small
compared to treating the listening room, doing digital
room correction, and reducing power supply noise.

Dan, I don't agree about digital room correction, but dealing with your listening room and quality power supplies have greater impact on your sound than duplicates as you say. This is not to dismiss the impact of duplicates when using a player.

Interestingly, probably about 5 or 6 years ago some were arguing that cdr copies sounded better than originals. I did many and concluded that this was not the case, although I did copy several scratched cds and continue to use them.

The advent of the RealityCheck, however, followed by the Cool Copy raised the level of duplication substantially. Perhaps as Steve suggests it can be pushed even higher. I assume all of this is attributable to better soft and hard ware including better cd-rs.

As I have posted, Vince at VRS reported to me that although he could hear the benefits of the RealityCheck when using a player, he could not hear any differences when both were ripped to his hard drive.

I have also found that the Nespa has greater impact than duplication using either the RC or the CC.