cdda2wav only finds errors

[Volker Kuhlmann <list0570@paradise.net.nz>]

Trying to digitise audio CDs with cdda2wav from cdrtools 3.01 I only
get:

100%  track 21  recorded with audible hard errors
100%  track 22  recorded with audible hard errors
100%  track 23  recorded with audible hard errors (0.1% problem sectors)

I.e. every track is reported with "recorded with audible hard errors" as
best result. The same happens with 3.01a25. All on about 5 different
drives.

With cdda2wav 3.01a15, on the same drive as above example, the result
is:

100%  track 11  recorded successfully
100%  track 12  recorded successfully
100%  track 16  recorded with minor problems
100%  track 18  recorded with minor problems (0.3% problem sectors)
100%  track 19  recorded successfully
100%  track 20  recorded with minor problems (0.3% problem sectors)
100%  track 21  recorded with minor problems
100%  track 22  recorded successfully
100%  track 23  recorded with medium problems (5.4% problem sectors)

I.e. a mix of success and some (usually minor) problems.

Between 3.01a15 and 3.01a25 is this change:

--- cdrtools-3.01a15/cdda2wav/cdda2wav.c	2013-05-31 08:56:43.000000000 +1200
+++ cdrtools-3.01a25/cdda2wav/cdda2wav.c	2014-03-04 11:57:08.000000000 +1300
-				if (para_stat->readerrs) {
+				if (para_stat->readerrs || para_stat->c2badsecs) {
 					fprintf(outfp,
 						_(" with audible hard errors"));

Which suggests the error detection has become better. However, if every
CD and every track is read with "audible hard errors" then either the
process is flawed, all drives are not really useful, or the software is
either flawed or not so useful - I don't quite believe all pressed CDs
are that bad everywhere.

Is there a problem in the software?
If the software is indeed operating correctly, what are good drives to
use for digitising an audio CD collection?

Thanks muchly,

Volker

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