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The better option is probably to get yourself a better drive.



Yeah, I'd pretty much come to the same conclusion. There seems to be something about this particular drive that EAC doesn't like.

I retested with a known-good CD (one I had extracted/encoded in the past) and got the following results, ripping just the first track:

Secure Mode: 3.2x
Burst Mode: 3.5x
Fast Mode: .5x

For now, all I am ripping is audio books, and AudioCatalyst is acceptable for that.

Plextor has the reputation of making the best drives, but usually at a pretty serious price. I'll shop around for another Lite-On, I have had vey good luck with those, and the folks at HydrogenAudio recommend them (along with Plextor) as being among the best choices.

tanstaafl.
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