[KLUG Members] RE:ripping MP3s

[Adam Williams]

>..really slowly, it reports 1.2x speed when I have a 48x
>..drive.  I know it likes to use cdparanoia so I
>Max data extraction rate does not correlate to Audio extraction rate.
>That could be as low as 1x or as high as 8x.

Exactly,  Redbook (CD Audio) "plays" at a certain rate.

>There may be some software tricks to throw at it, but it seems to be
>hinging around a hardware limitation.

Right,  only so much.  The CDs rated speed is for lifting data of the 
disc, not audio.