Brian <lxy at cloudnet.com> wrote:
> 
> On another note, most rippers have an option to rip in analog.  Yes, it
> takes longer, yes, the sound quality is diminished, but if you're
> ripping to MP3, you're losing a lot anyway so what's the difference if
> it comes from an analog source?  Anyone with more audio expertise care
> to comment?

I was thinking this would be true (and, in some cases, you can still get a
pretty good digital copy, as modern sound cards also support the digital
audio interface on the back of most CD-ROM drives).  However, I became
worried when I read the other day on Slashdot that some CDs apparently
have mangled Tables of Contents (TOCs), and many drives will refuse to
play them at all.

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