"Kurt Hamster" wrote in message

On Sat, 30 Aug 2003 23:58:17 +0000 (UTC), Jim H used
to say...

Why can I read data cds without error, but not audio ones?

Data CDs are *not* the same as Audio CDs.

Data CDs have error checking bits, audio CDs don't.

More evidence of how flamingly ignorant you are about digital, Kurt.

Both audio and data CDs have error checking bits by the bucket. Data CDs
have more of them, but that's because *any* error is intolerable on a data
CD, while a few errors won't hurt the utility of an audio CD.

In practice, it is commonplace for audio CDs to be read from start to finish
totally error-free.