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Now I just need to find a CD scratched enough to return C2 errors, given the scratch free state of my CDs I might actually have to manufacture one...

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I don't recommend going with C2 error correction, even with a Plextor drives. I've found a few rips that are falsely reported as error free on Plextor drives when using C2 that in fact are not. It seems many drives falsely state that they are C2 compliant but are not.

The best bet is to use EAC in Secure Mode, with Accurate Stream. Also, be sure to check the "Drive caches audio data" box to be safe. Checking this box clears the cache. Even if your "auto detect drive features" process says your drive doesn't cache data (most do) the author of EAC professes that it is usually a false detection. I guess that feature is hard to detect for EAC.