This response is to jadeclaw:
#1: The CDs are new & clean.
#2: I couldn't say about this one. If this were true, I would have expected all files to be effected.
#3: The CDs are all originals.
#4: The CD-ROM is what came with my DELL Latitude CPi.
I've been using SimpleBurner exclusively simply because I haven't wanted to clutter my hard drive with music files. I'll try using SonicStage on the files that have the distortions.
To Latexxx:
Who the heck is "RHCP" or Andrew W.K."? However, no, I'm recording Murray Perahia playing the Bach Keyboard Concertos which will hardly overdrive my headphones. The clicks and distortions, however, do rattle my teeth.