XLD Requested Features List
Reply #19 –
I'm not Spoon, but I can answer your questions.
1) Yes. EAC is able to submit to the AR database, for example.
2) Cue sheets are only necessary if the correct disc ID cannot be generated using the tracks themselves (in the event that the pregap before the first track is greater than 2 seconds) or in the case that the disc is written to a single-file image (for the same reason: the audio data all by itself cannot generate a disc ID). In the case of enhanced CDs, more information is necessary as the cue sheets and audio data are not adequate. As for offset correction, it is absolutely necessary and has nothing to do with cue sheets. I've thrown some ideas out to tmkk about checking tracks ripped after the fact with AR without needing a cue sheet and it should work for enhanced discs as well.
For the record, I think submission to the database by XLD users is a good thing, but not for tracks that were previously ripped. I would be surprised if Spoon didn't agree with me on this.