[wellylug] KDE sound problem

[Jonathan Harker]

Jethro Carr wrote:
> ... these days, the newer programs use software (cdparanoia, I think) to
> read the data, then play it (option 3).
> This also produces better quality sound - even on the crappiest of CD
> drive, the sound is the best it can be, since the CD drive sound output
> is not bing used. The data is read directly, then played. The quality is
> limited by your soundcard, rather than some piece-of-sh**t drive.

Actually, that is not strictly true... cue tedious arguments about
Redbook, jitter, ECC, drive heads, and so on. But yes, still better than
a cheap drive's DA, so mostly agree :)

J