mick wrote:

I read somewhere (sorry, can't give a ref) that the error correction on
transports intended for audio is more lax than on those intended for data,
as your ears are incapable of detecting low error rates but are more
sensitive to the gaps caused by error correction. If that is so, then
using a data drive for audio may give a different sound, but not one that
is necessarily "better" as it will contain a different sort of inaccuracy!
I'm sure someone will be able to correct me on this if I'm wrong.

Thats wrong, however IIRC there is less error correction *data* on the
CDs themselves for redbook audio than an ISO9660 disc.