Hmmm... I'm afraid this point doesn't seem to make much sense.

Why not? It is the disc pressing / burning method that is weaker, not the playback.

slightly worse, just completely and untterly shaft it. I don't know where this sort of stuff comes from

The 'Orange book' whatever that is. Pressed CD: Total Harmonic Distortion 65db, S/N ratio 82 dB Recordable CD: THD 55dB, S/N 80dB Recordable CDs follow a different recording algorithm called Absolute Time in Pre-groove (ATIP) which uses a lower quality recording known as 1 time over sampling, normal audio CDs use 4 time oversampling. (note it is the RECORDING that is noisier!). And this would be from a perfect digital information source, add onto the above, the sampling noise (I have a AWE64 for instance, not nearly professional level) and you have something that it pretty much matching an average tape dub. Oh and I only have one Bert Janch CD (the compilation on Demon) which I will not copy on CD or tape as I just wouldn't sleep an nights if I did so ----------------------------------------------------------------------- . This message was brought to you by the Sinister mailing list. . To send to the list please mail "sinister@majordomo.net". . For subscribing, unsubscribing and other list information please see . http://www.majordomo.net/sinister . For questions about how the list works mail owner-sinister@majordomo.net . We're all happy bunnies humming happy bunny tunes. Aren't we? -----------------------------------------------------------------------