[Flac-dev] are 588 sample frames subset or nonsubset?

[rappard at dds.nl]

> I am thinking of ripping albums to a single flac file with embedded
> cuesheet.  As track and index points have to be on a 588 sample boundary due
> to the CD TOC standard working in 588 sample frames, I thought it may be
> beneficial to rip CDs with a blocksize of 588 samples.
[snipped rest]
Perhaps a dumb question, perhaps a refutation: since you're ripping  
CDs that (I assume) already conform to the Red Book standard, aren't  
blocksizes (a multiple of) 588 samples anyway? See also  
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compact_Disc#Data_structure.

Cheers,

Martin