[aclug-L] Re: CD-ROM drive speeds

[Jeff <schaller@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Sat, 18 Dec 1999, Jonathan Hall wrote:

> Oddly enough, my 12x CD drive (w/ 4x write capability) seems to be about 3
> times faster than my 24x CD drive at reading audio CDs (w/ cdparanoia).

I would say it's that the 24x drive is reading the data /too/ quickly.
Audio data only needs to come out at 1x for you to listen to it; the
24x drive may be spinning up & down more than the 12x.

-jeff
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