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do burnt CD copys sound as good as originals?

I have several 2nd generation copies of music friends have burned for me & I'm just wondering....(these were burned off a laptop). I just got a burner for my personal computer installed & might make some compilations for roadtrips, etc. thanks for any input or tips...happy holidays & listening.

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12-28-06

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12-28-06 To me they do not. the ones i have burned on my computer are ... Drjoe

12-28-06 I have done many comparisons between copies and original cds ... Mrtennis

12-28-06 I would love to make a compliation cd for evaluating compone ... Drubin

12-28-06 As long as the copy is a "bit-for-bit" copy, then, ... Soulbrass

12-28-06 If done right, the copies sound far superior. but the there ... Arni

12-28-06 I use copies in the car where it makes no difference to pres ... Marakanetz

12-28-06 No difference...a digital to digital dub will cause no loss ... Shadorne

12-28-06 Like arni, i think burns can sound better. i've ripped origi ... Photon46

12-28-06 A number of years ago i remember reading an article as to wh ... Markphd

12-29-06 there actually is no difference in a digital recording and ... Shadorne

12-29-06 That all makes sense, shadorne, but i think that some of us ... Drubin

12-29-06 Take a look at this. if done right, i find that copies can ... Kmccarty

12-29-06 Shadorne, if you'd care to do some reading, genesisloudspeak ... Photon46

12-30-06 Could sound better or worse depending on the relative qualit ... Gdoodle

01-01-07 I must say i can't hear a difference either, i just thought ... David12

01-01-07 Photon6 and kmcarty, thanks for the link. i enjoyed reading ... Shadorne

01-01-07: Rs691919
So how do you burn CD's "bit-for-bit" on a Windows system without compressing?
Rs691919 (Threads | Answers | This Thread)

01-01-07 it will depend on the software and ensuring that the origin ... Shadorne

01-01-07 If you normally rip your cds with apple lossless, should you ... Drubin

01-01-07 apple lossless should not lose any information - this is on ... Shadorne

01-02-07 Thanks. does anyone know how to edit songs for burning, suc ... Drubin

01-02-07 Drubin, is there any chance that your panasonic dual tray c ... Seandtaylor99

01-02-07 Interesting thought, sean. Drubin

01-02-07 I have made a bunch of copies and playlists and i used to th ... Jsadurni

01-03-07 If a copy is made correctly it could sound better than origi ... Alex_yakovlev

01-03-07 Absolutely identical!!!! most comlpaints about dupes are due ... Pluto

01-04-07 Seandtaylor99, i was wondering the same thing myself. what i ... Dpac996

01-04-07 drubin, here are some low cost tools bit there are many... ... Shadorne

01-04-07 On linn's website they mention that when burning a cd using ... Joeylawn36111

01-05-07 To all those who say that a pc may not perfectly copy a cd i ... Seandtaylor99

01-05-07 Seandtaylor99, agree. can you do this such that the duplicat ... Dpac996

01-05-07: Rs691919
Seandtaylor99,

I have Roxio CD creator (an older version), and it too has a duplicate CD function...but it doesn't say what happens in the duplication process. Can I assume it's a bit-for-bit transfer?
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01-05-07 If the "duplicate" feature works on data disks and ... Seandtaylor99

01-05-07 Kudos to shadorne for a superb post. i couldn't agree more. ... Pluto

01-05-07 Same question, perhaps in another way... do the bmg club cd ... Mdp0430

01-05-07 I don't play any redbook that has not been carefully duplica ... Tbg

01-05-07 Tbg, can you tell us your process and the equipment you use? Drubin

01-05-07 Drubin, i do so with some trepidation. but hey, this never s ... Tbg

01-06-07 Thanks. i had forgotten that you use a realitycheck. Drubin

01-07-07 this simple editing can be done in itunes, if you want to g ... Jayboard

01-07-07 The practical answer is that i doubt you'll be able to hear ... Zaikesman

01-07-07 What if......assuming you have the (theoretical) capability ... Slothman

01-07-07 Slothman, i have several times gone to a second generation c ... Tbg

01-07-07 I have done much research and experimenting into this questi ... Grateful

01-08-07 Use eac(exact audio copy). google this program, download and ... Jsouth72

01-08-07 see posts by: 01-02-07: jsadurni 01-04-07: dpac996 01-07-0 ... Metralla

01-09-07 This topic was discussed with my friend recently. my view i ... Jeremy

01-12-07 Grateful, while i greatly disagree with your results in burn ... Tbg

01-15-07 While my results have been overall disappointing thus far. ... Grateful

01-15-07 I have to say, in response to grateful, that the differences ... Zaikesman

01-15-07 Grateful, i have never had a copy that would not read, but i ... Tbg

01-16-07 I have marantz professional cd recorder/player. the cd's i h ... Zar

01-17-07 As it happens a marantz pro (model 510 i believe?) was the d ... Zaikesman

01-17-07 I was just reading info on the memory player by nova physics ... Grateful

01-19-07 Sounds somewhat like the approach taken by the newer meridia ... Zaikesman

01-19-07 I strikes me that we will increasing see boxes that use big ... Tbg

03-21-11 I know to my ear, my newly burned cd-r's sound unbelievably ... Franges

03-21-11 In general, i have found that i prefer the original to the c ... Mrtennis

03-21-11 What i've realy realized that sometimes there are errors in ... Marakanetz