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ianandyr:

[snip] ... I have not heard any of them complaining over the quality of their audio files .... [snip]

Perhaps all that effort double-blind testing optical cables leaves no time to worry about the source?  

Steady on there....

Only kidding, as I'm sure you realise .

I'm on this forum primarily because I think you and your team produce an awesome mag.

Shimminator:

Can someone explain why the itunes lossless isn't rated in this post? 

i.e. why isn't it as good as the other's? 

Because the OP shouted "NO" when iTunes was briefly brought up on page 1.

On a related issue, what do people with Macs use to burn audio CDs. In particular, is there any good software that duplicates audio CDs without the need to rip them (with MAX, say) and then burn the files with a separate program?

I understand that MAX uses very good error correction, but will I loose quality in the burning process, too? Are there any integrated ripper/burners for audiophile purposes?

Thanks a lot for any help you can give!

 Hedgehog 

Not something I do very often these days but on those rare occasions that I do want to burn a CD I just use iTunes. If there's an audiophile burner out there for Macs or PCs I've never heard of it.

Hi John,

I've never succeeded doing this. Have you? If so, do let me know, please, as I may have made a mistake somewhere. None of the CDs I ever created that way ever played on a CD player. I think that's to do with the form of encoding or closing of the writing session...

Hedgehog

PS  On a completely different issue, I've seen you refer recently to a cleaning disc for CD players, I tihnk. I have some problems with my CD player - lots of discs skip intermittently - does this sound like a case for such a cleaner to you, or could it be something more serious? This is a Rega Planet 2000, not the newest beast... 

Hedgehog:

Hi John,

I've never succeeded doing this. Have you? If so, do let me know, please, as I may have made a mistake somewhere. None of the CDs I ever created that way ever played on a CD player. I think that's to do with the form of encoding or closing of the writing session...

Hedgehog

PS 

Hedgehog:

On a completely different issue, I've seen you refer recently to a cleaning disc for CD players, I tihnk. I have some problems with my CD player - lots of discs skip intermittently - does this sound like a case for such a cleaner to you, or could it be something more serious? This is a Rega Planet 2000, not the newest beast...