[X4U] importing audio CD as AIFF

[Kansas Territory]

On Apr 28, 2005, at 3:33 PM, DZ-Jay wrote:

> Michael Winter wrote:
>> I call that an exact copy, because the music is exactly the same. It 
>> sounds like others would say its not, because the spaces iTunes 
>> inserts between the songs is not identical to what was on the CD
>
> Well, you might have an exact copy of each track, but not of the 
> original disc, which means that the TOC will be recreated based on the 
> information extracted, and the magic number might be different.
>
>> So the big question in my mind is, can the computer make an exact 
>> copy of a given segment of that single string of bits. IMO it can. 
>> Others disagree. I could easily be wrong, I'm just looking for a 
>> convincing argument.
>
> From what I understand of the thread so far, many coincide that you 
> *can* extract single tracks from the disc and keep perfect fidelity, 
> but that wasn't the argument.  The argument was, AFAIK, if you could 
> duplicate the disc, making a clone, not a reasonable facsimile.  And 
> the answers on the thread so far point to "Yes", but you need to use a 
> DAO utility that reads the raw data on the device.


LOL  I'm the one who started this mess.  And although I did ask about 
making a copy of an original audio CD,  I don't necessarily want to 
DUPLICATE the CD, as much as I want an exact copy of the MUSIC.   And 
it would appear that importing as AIFF gives me just that.

Ordinarily, 99 times out of a 100, if I buy a new audio CD, I rip it to 
MP3s and put away the audio CD.  I have my sound system in my home and 
my car set up so that I can listen to mp3s.    But I recently purchased 
a new AUDIO CD and I wanted to burn a copy of it in full quality into 
an AUDIO CD format to take in my car.     I just wanted to give this 
particular CD a few good listens without it being an mp3.

I got another question for you all.   My stereo in my car has a CD 
player AND an auxiliary jack on the front.  The CD player can play Data 
CDs loaded up with mp3s if I like..     I've noticed that my iPOD 
hooked up to the auxiliary jack and played that way, seems to sound 
better.. than if I play a DATA CD loaded with mp3s..   is this possible 
?

I'm guessing that if I'm using a DATA CD.. it's up to the CD Player to 
decode the mp3s etc..  as opposed to the iPod decoding the mp3s..  
could the iPod be better at that ???

Kansast