Guide to Proper Lossless Rips

Oh okay! I have that CD and it ripped fine. Didn't buy the (Limited Edition ~ CD+DVD) set though, just the regular music only release since those extra DVDs don't usually do anything for me...

Originally Posted by YoMan

Is it still lossy? Cause if it is there is no point in trying to rip it, because I want it lossless.

I have a NEC DVD RW 3550A. I tried ripping it, but it gave me a bunch of sync errors. I tried it with the standard EAC lossless ripping setup (Eleo's guide). Maybe I need to change some settings?

And here is a link to the CD.

http://www.cdon.com/main.phtml?navroot=904&session=1

Duran Duran - Astronaut (CD+DVD)

No, the actual part that plays if you put it into a stereo (which is the part that EAC rips) is not lossy. But the crap that you see when you browse the contents of the CD on your computer is lossy. They are two separate things.

Either way, the point I was making is you might want to see if it's just an issue on your copy or with that particular release...

Regardless, you have some options!

Okey, apparently my DVD-ROM wasn't good enough (NEC DVD_RW ND-3550).
So I bought a new one (PLEXTOR - DVDR PX-760SA). Works like a charm.

Now on to another question. The driveoffset list on accuraterip.com only lists the ATA version of the plextor drive. I have the SATA version. Does this affect the drive offset or is the same one in both cases?

It might.

Just check the offset for yourself with a disc which is in their disc database. As long as you have a few legit CD's you shouldn't have a problem finding one that's in their database.