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How Do I Rip a CD with Best results on a MacPro

I'm using XLD, but I have to download the CD in the computer and XLD burns from the computer. I would like to know if there are any improvements I can do to the computer for optimum results. As it stands now, the copied CD is not as good as the original.
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audioengr
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Using an outboard USB CDROM drive with C2 error correction is recommended.

Steve N.
Empirical Audio
audioengr
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Foster - I use a Teac drive, but Plextor makes them too.

To get better than original results re-writing a CD to CDROM, here are the things to do:

1) use good media - Mitsui gold audio master
2) clean and treat the media prior to burn with a good treatment
3) write the disk at slow speed or use writers like the Yamaha that are optimized for this
4) get the writer modded to have a lower jitter clock in it

I don't do any of this anymore because CD players and transports are inferior to good computer playback.

Steve N.
Empirical Audio
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