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It is high time for a class action suit against the manufacturers who sell defective CDs. And all are defective, although they are playable.

Here is the proof. If you burn a copy from an original CD, your CD-R will sound better than the original on good enough sound system. The explanation is simple. CD contains digital information, but the production process (pressing)is analog one. During pressing process, the printing plate is getting worn out due to excessive use and the pits on the aluminum foil do not have the optimal shape on all pressed CDs. Yet, they are all sold for the same premium price. On other hand, when you make a copy on your CD burner, ripping software is doing error correction and laser burns CD-R without pit error.

It is roughly comparable to purchasing magazine with blurred print that is difficult to read, scanning it on your PC, doing error correction and printing the clear text on your laser printer.

Luxury car manufacturers can not sell cars with damaged paint as brand new, they have to discount the price when paint damage exceeds certain percentage.

However, for more than 20 years, CD plants are churning defective discs and manufacturers charge premium price for the defective products.

Any takers?