Using a CDP to copy a cd to computer

There is no version of EAC for the Mac OS. Surprised no one's created their own, but I sure haven't found it if it's out there. Easy way to check accuracy is to rip a WAV/AIFF track and create an MD5 checksum. Re-rip the same track, create another checksum. If they don't match, the data isn't identical. Oh the ennui.

Whether or not the CDP would yield a better result, it sounds like a nightmarish way to import audio. Either you're babysitting each track as it's imported, or you're taking one long track and splitting it up at the end. That's gonna add up to a lot of time in software, even if it's software you're really comfortable with. And unless that software yields bit-perfect results (and how would you even know?) it's hard to see much benefit.

Don't know this for sure, but doesn't iTune on Mac also supports a special error correction mode for ripping CDs.

I have heard that it's quite good. It will rip a bit slower than standard mode but will correct most errors.

That's right Ejliu. In the iTunes prefs, go to the Importing pane. At the bottom is a checkbox, "Use error correction when reading Audio CDs". I leave it checked on my Mac, very little slowdown. On the PC I use, though, it slows ripping to an absolute crawl. Maybe this is actually a good sign. But EAC corrects *all* errors unless the disc has unreadable sectors. Everybody has their acceptable margin of error for rips, I reckon. Ripping a live show to share on easytree.org, though, if your rip doesn't match the original checksum, it's very bad protocol to send it on. Generational degradation and all that.