EAC and Black Carbon CD-R (Off Topic)
I was told that copies made on CD-R Black Carbon www.emtec-international.com should offer a more truthful playback.
I ripped of and burned a copy with EAC and made an A/B test.
No big thing friends. The carbon CD's shows slightly more dullness compared to a blank CD copy. If the slight dullness is a result of the claimed better light absorbtion on the carbon CD's, I shall leave unanswered.
My system reveales more fun on the normal CD's
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GC
EAC and Black Carbon CD-R
by soundcheck 
, Germany, Tuesday, January 02, 2007, 16:54 (6314 days ago) @ GC
Hi GC.
Key to the issue is the CDROM drive itself! If you don't have the best
drive, your results will suffer. Get yourself a Plextor Premium 2!
Your sound impressions imply jitter-effects to me.
I used to burn Gold-CDs. The result was definately better than the original.
Beside that
I applied CD-Cleaner
Cut the edges and painted the edges and all free areas black
"Demagnitized" the CD
And used a CD mat.
(And don't forget to install a green LED over your drive-head! Though I couldn't apply this tweak.)
Yes - I am not joking here!
Playing a CD without above is like listeing through a towel!
Luckily my CD days are over. Nothing is better than playback from RAM, even my highly modded CDs are far away from being competetive.
Cheers
Klaus
EAC and Black Carbon CD-R
Hi Klaus
Key to the issue is the CDROM drive itself! If you don't have the best
drive, your results will suffer. Get yourself a Plextor Premium 2!
Your sound impressions imply jitter-effects to me.
Likely. I have a TEAC CDROM drive in my PC of unknown quality.
I applied CD-Cleaner
Cut the edges and painted the edges and all free areas black
"Demagnitized" the CD
And used a CD mat.
(And don't forget to install a green LED over your drive-head! Though I
couldn't apply this tweak.)Yes - I am not joking here!
I know. :wink:
Playing a CD without above is like listeing through a towel!
He he... 
Luckily my CD days are over. Nothing is better than playback from RAM,
even my highly modded CDs are far away from being competetive.
I would neither base my future playback system on the CD's, but prefere to up-grade when a "plug&play" ultimate user friendly SW is ready for the use of mortal amateurs like me... 
BR
GC