I'm not dreaming - these are great CD copies

There is a review (that I can't locate) that explained how a laser reads the physical pits and grooves of a CD. It's being done in an analog fashion ( a mechanical process) which then had to be processed into the digital domain. 

With the laser just reading a painted pit and groove, there is less chance of error. Physical pits and grooves aren't as well done as they should be when stamped. A painted one can be very precise, comparatively.

All the best,
Nonoise

I’m not dreaming - these are great CD copies

I think your hear an extra something to you good or bad) that error correct gives.

Original retail is always best.
There’s a lot more laser error correction goes on in a burnt cd compared to a stamped retail CD see the "pits" the laser has to read.

Left moulded/stamped retail CD pits
Middle and right burnt CD-R pits one gold one normal silver
https://www.iasa-web.org/sites/default/files/tc05-fig20.jpg

Cheers George

From what I could gather on the 'ol interwebs, CDRs from Taiyo Yuden (sold as Fujifilm as well) and Vertabim are best for making copies but they are expensive. All other brands will tend to sound the same as a CD.

All the best,
Nonoise

 A lot of CD copies do sound better than the original CD. I think it has to do with error correction. Watch a CD spin in a top loader with a window. CDs are not perfectly balanced and will oscillate. I believe this can cause read errors.  I think some burned CDR copies are easier to read and need less error correction. I am sure some CD players have more trouble than others.

 CDR blanks made in Japan are the best. Taiyo Yuden are excellent. But not all Fuji are Taiyo Yuden. Look for made in Japan on the package. I know that a number of years ago, you could pick up 50 CD spindles of made in Japan Fuji  for a few bucks just about everywhere. I think they may have been closing them out.

 The Blanks made in China are the worst. Cheap blanks can deteriorate  over time and become unreadable. Heat and sun light can also coause deterioration.

 Software, speed and type of burner can also have an affect. I still have a Plextor Premium CD only burner in my compuer. 

 This is all basic stuff that every old Grateful Dead fan knows.

A lot of CD copies do sound better than the original CD. I think it has to do with error correction. Watch a CD spin in a top loader with a window. CDs are not perfectly balanced and will oscillate. I believe this can cause read errors.

" I believe this can cause read errors."
And play/write/replay errors
Think about what you said, the errors are still there if you burn them, even more so as then there are two reads and a write with errors from all three.

What I posted is correct in my last post, re the pits and the burning v stamped/moulded, there is more errors in the burnt than the stamped/moulded original retail cd, I've checked this with an error counter in a Genisis Digital Time Lens that can give error figure count

Cheers George