How to measure the offset of CD drive?

[ogogon]

Hello colleagues!

I have several questions about offset of when reading audio CD.

1. What is the nature of this phenomenon? Why is the developers and manufacturers of laser drives tolerate it? It is obvious that the different drives are reading one and the same drive differently. Is not it easier to develop and produce discs without this offset?
2. How can I myself measure this parameter? If my cd drive not present in table. Or I want to check a table value.

Ogogon.

[Spoon]

Re: How to measure the offset of CD drive?

dBpoweramp will automatically find the offset, if you visit accuraterip.com there is a list of offset for drives.