At this point, (2011), is there any noticable quality difference between using different drives and programs for ripping Audio CDs?
http://wiki.hydrogenaudio.org/index.php?title=Comparison_of_CD_rippers
This says that:
New rippers with secure ripping facilities have emerged in recent years, and it is now difficult to judge compared to some years ago when the only answer was Exact Audio Copy (EAC).
I have a sony 7240S and Windows media player 12 has the error correction tickbox in the drive options section.