Phil Leigh;498236 Wrote: > [...] 3) The probability of two solutions both coming up with the same > WRONG MD5 is so close to zero it is hard to measure > Conclusion: stop messing around with Ripstation. > Enjoy your music.
You know, I'm pleased when I understand things. Oh, I cannot understand everything, but I really think I can understand many things on this peculiar subject. It's not pride, nor ego. Just satisfaction to say for myself "OK, that's clear". My present thoughts are that we're facing an alorithmic difference. One can think EAC and dbPowerAmp use a pretty close, and RipStation use a quite different one. I'll spend a little time tomorrow with some other rippers, like cdparanoia (whatever frontend abcde) or RubyRipper. A complementary thought concerns AccurateRip : I read on this forum later (http://forums.slimdevices.com/showpost.php?p=487051&postcount=16) someone saying "AccurateRip doesn't necessarily improve quality, but it does improve confidence". And I think it's likely to be the point. I have no Mac here, but I can play with an old G4 at work, I only have PC, thus I can only use EAC and dbPowerAmp : I wonder if those who claims AccurateRip "ensures truth", to say it quickly and with overstatement, do only rely on software with very similar algorithms. It's not a bad thing, it's even far from it, but if this is right, it only ensures that a rip worked the right way. Not that it is "THE" rip. What a pity that both EAC and dbPowerAmp are closed source, one could verify... Don't cry ! I'm not irredeemable. If I'm wrong I'll apologize. I like to spend a little time sneaking here and there. And, my mind made, I choose my way. I don't like to follow blindly other's ways ;). No offense, I take care of each and every advice. Anyway, thanks for being so patient with me. It seems that I will cause Phil Leigh to have nervous breakdown, sooner or later :) -- AlAz ------------------------------------------------------------------------ AlAz's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=26092 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=72916 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/audiophiles
