Based on the evidence above I really don't see how you can possibly still hold that position. In the absolute worst-case example in the link you posted there are 30 uncorrectable errors, which AFAICT would correspond to something in the region of 600 microseconds of interpolation being necessary if the CD is to continue playing. I'd be extremely surprised if the most keen-eared observer could even pick up a total of 0.6ms of interpolation spread across the entire test length. And to reiterate, this is the worst-case scenario they could find with a cheap computer transport reading the dodgiest-recorded CD-Rs in the test - in all other cases, there were no net errors at all. So how on earth can error compensation impact the everyday sound of a transport when - as all of the data we've dug up between us demonstrates conclusively - there are no errors to compensate for?

And wadia-miester, if you have any relevant data that sheds new light on the subject, I'd presume it'll stand up to investigation so I don't see why you're not willing to share it. And let me be the first to apologise on behalf of the Zerogain forum members for not measuring up to the standards of intelligence you require before you'll enter into a semi-technical discussion with us. Raises the question of why you bother with a hifi forum at all though...