Do Music Cds copied straight out from the genuine CDs lose qualty of sound?

Question

if in the computer sense, all it do is transferring 0s and 1s from one CD to another, so it shouldn't be losing the qualty, should it?

Answer 1

I've got a few CDs that are copies and they sound perfectly fine.

Answer 2

If the software you use has an "exact copy" feature, you shouldn't have a degradation problem. But if you want to burn files of CD's you are RIPPING into Windows Media, you WANT to make sure your RIP SETTINGS on the TOOLS menu of the Media Player are set to BEST QUALITY before you rip the CD.

NOTE: While increasing your RIP SETTINGS to higher quality, the songs will take more space from your hard drive. But it's woth it and it is not that much. When was the last time you burned a CD with songs at different volumes... hmm?

PS. Changing the RIP SETTINGS on Media Player will only affect music you RIP from your own CDs not music already in the player or downloaded music files.

Answer 3

The quality remains the same in Windows, I don't know how it comes out in a Mac. Windows copies it in WMA form, it sounds exactly the same as it does on CD.

Answer 4

Depends on how the copying is done. If it is done by simply moving the digital image, the copy will be as good as the original. If it is done by converting the original to an analog signal and then re-digitizing it, some quality will be lost.