I always used EAC before, but have listened that CDex is faster with very scratched CDs. I have some of them and decided to use CDex.
Sorry if these was discussed before - I have to return CD's very soon.
But I can't setup the following:
1. Disable caching
2. Set offset (Start end End offset in CDex isn't the same function as EAC's offset?)
3. Enable/disable C2
4. I have some troubles in detecting my CD-RW (there are no TEAC preset for TEAC ,anybody to say TEAC is bad drive?). So I use autodetect since with generic I get BSOD in Full Paranoia mode (on heavy scratched CDs). I know my TEAC W540E is MMC1. But CDex gives me 6 choices of MMC1 (EAC gives 1). Which one do I use?
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-------------enable----------density

-MMC1------none--------------0
-MMC1------none--------------4
-MMC1------none-------------82
-MMC1------standard---------0
-MMC1------standard---------4
-MMC1------standard--------82
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Can't be done, so error correction quality will be lower than EAC on a drive that caches audio.


CDex calculates offsets in sectors (last time I checked) which is even more useless than EAC's offset correction.


Can't be done, AFAIK CDex doesn't use C2

And also the fact that CDex can't report errors that occured will take you right back to EAC.

It would be good if CDex at the very least had a T&C function for those of us who don't want to ABX 74min of music .

There won't be any error correction, because all sector re-reads will match (since the re-read always will come out of the cache). The paranoia mode is totally useless when used with drives with audio cache, and there isn't a single hint about it in the config screen (or in the CDex help files IIRC).

I don't think you have ever done any testing on this issue because if you get a scratched CD, attempt to rip it with a drive that caches audio without disabling the audio cache in EAC inaccurate error correction will still be performed.

I think the point we are both making is audio caching is one more reason not to use CDex..

de Mon: I also agree that it's better to continue using EAC. For scratched CD's you may try the Burst method instead. It's not quite what you asked, but I hope it helps.

cya