How come there is no thread on the RealityCheck?

John,

I am not selling anything. Just an audiophile having fun with some computer knowledge. I build my own computers. The latest one was optimized for CD-R burning based on my experiences with two other computers. I got into this because I felt and still feel that stand alone duplicators are inferior to what can be made on an excellent computer. The software I am using is Plextools Pro XL. It can verify the data of the copy. I burn at 4X and read at 4X. Before burning, I defragment the memory with anther program.

I think you misunderstood me. I am using a computer for all of this with 2 Plextor Premium and 2 Plextor 716A drives.

As for the specs of the computer, that will all follow soon.

Steve

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.