Alban, Alban Browaeys wrote on Jun, 1: > > With kaffeine/xine the same cracking/skipping sound while playing > > With kscd played perfectly > > > kscd use the analog output from the cd reader (the cable that goes from > the player to the sound card). > kaffeine/xine use the digital output (the ide cable). > > Why digital is worse than analog. I would blame it on copy protection. THe > analog out have filter to remove the noise they can produce not the > digital output.
This puts the matter into the proper frame. I didn't know that. So it looks like kaffeine/xine may not be the practical tool for everyday audio CD playing. I recall having seen something about filters in xine. I'll see if that won't then make the digital output approach the analog one. > You can try to rip it (soundjuicer or else) and test if the resulting > mpg3 or ogg play nice. I'll try that just to make sure. Thanks a lot for the explanation Paulo -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]