diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index b39c31f3..4011faea 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -264,6 +264,14 @@ defeats_cache = True			; whether the drive is capable of defeating the audio cac
 read_offset = 6				; drive read offset in positive/negative frames (no leading +)
 # do not edit the values 'vendor', 'model', and 'release'; they are used by whipper to match the drive
 
+[drive:PIONEER%20%3ABD-RW%20%20%20BDR-209D%3A1.10]
+defeats_cache = True
+read_offset = 667
+cdparanoia = cdparanoia			; cdparanoia executable to use.  Default is cd-paranoia
+					; cd-paranoia has a bug that makes drives with large read_offset
+					; unusable, see https://github.com/whipper-team/whipper/issues/234
+
+
 # command line defaults for `whipper cd rip`
 [whipper.cd.rip]
 unknown = True
diff --git a/whipper/command/cd.py b/whipper/command/cd.py
index cee7a018..df0f1c3a 100644
--- a/whipper/command/cd.py
+++ b/whipper/command/cd.py
@@ -179,16 +179,26 @@ def do(self):
 
         # result
 
-        self.program.result.cdrdaoVersion = cdrdao.version()
-        self.program.result.cdparanoiaVersion = \
-            cdparanoia.getCdParanoiaVersion()
+
         info = drive.getDeviceInfo(self.device)
         if info:
+            try:
+                cdparanoia_cmd = self.config.getCdparanoia(*info)
+                logger.info("using configured cdparanoia command %s", cdparanoia_cmd)
+                cdparanoia.setCdParanoiaCommand(cdparanoia_cmd)
+            except KeyError:
+                pass
+
             try:
                 self.program.result.cdparanoiaDefeatsCache = \
                     self.config.getDefeatsCache(*info)
             except KeyError as e:
                 logger.debug('got key error: %r', (e, ))
+
+        self.program.result.cdrdaoVersion = cdrdao.version()
+        self.program.result.cdparanoiaVersion = \
+            cdparanoia.getCdParanoiaVersion()
+
         self.program.result.artist = self.program.metadata \
             and self.program.metadata.artist \
             or 'Unknown Artist'
diff --git a/whipper/command/main.py b/whipper/command/main.py
index 8e06939a..48cdb8f7 100644
--- a/whipper/command/main.py
+++ b/whipper/command/main.py
@@ -13,12 +13,17 @@
 from whipper.common import common, directory, config
 from whipper.extern.task import task
 from whipper.program.utils import eject_device
+from whipper.program import cdparanoia
 
 import logging
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 
 def main():
+    cdparanoia_cmd = config.Config().get('main', 'cdparanoia')
+    if cdparanoia_cmd:
+        cdparanoia.setCdParanoiaCommand(cdparanoia_cmd)
+
     server = config.Config().get_musicbrainz_server()
     https_enabled = server['scheme'] == 'https'
     try:
diff --git a/whipper/common/config.py b/whipper/common/config.py
index 45744e23..af6b367f 100644
--- a/whipper/common/config.py
+++ b/whipper/common/config.py
@@ -101,6 +101,10 @@ def getDefeatsCache(self, vendor, model, release):
         option = self._getDriveOption(vendor, model, release, 'defeats_cache')
         return option == 'True'
 
+    def getCdparanoia(self, vendor, model, release):
+        """Get the cdparanoia command for the given drive."""
+        return self._getDriveOption(vendor, model, release, 'cdparanoia')
+
     def _findDriveSection(self, vendor, model, release):
         for name in self._parser.sections():
             if not name.startswith('drive:'):
diff --git a/whipper/program/cdparanoia.py b/whipper/program/cdparanoia.py
index 5c4b7793..80fbe9c4 100644
--- a/whipper/program/cdparanoia.py
+++ b/whipper/program/cdparanoia.py
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@
 import logging
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
+cdparanoia = 'cd-paranoia'
 
 class FileSizeError(Exception):
     """The given path does not have the expected size."""
@@ -69,6 +70,12 @@ class ChecksumException(Exception):
 
 _ERROR_RE = re.compile("^scsi_read error:")
 
+
+def setCdParanoiaCommand(cmd):
+    global cdparanoia
+    cdparanoia = cmd
+
+
 # from reading cdparanoia source code, it looks like offset is reported in
 # number of single-channel samples, ie. 2 bytes (word) per unit, and absolute
 
@@ -271,10 +278,10 @@ def start(self, runner):
 
         bufsize = 1024
         if self._overread:
-            argv = ["cd-paranoia", "--stderr-progress",
+            argv = [cdparanoia, "--stderr-progress",
                     "--sample-offset=%d" % self._offset, "--force-overread", ]
         else:
-            argv = ["cd-paranoia", "--stderr-progress",
+            argv = [cdparanoia, "--stderr-progress",
                     "--sample-offset=%d" % self._offset, ]
         if self._device:
             argv.extend(["--force-cdrom-device", self._device, ])
@@ -573,7 +580,7 @@ def stop(self):
 
 def getCdParanoiaVersion():
     getter = common.VersionGetter('cd-paranoia',
-                                  ["cd-paranoia", "-V"],
+                                  [cdparanoia, "-V"],
                                   _VERSION_RE,
                                   "%(version)s %(release)s")
 
@@ -599,7 +606,7 @@ class AnalyzeTask(ctask.PopenTask):
     def __init__(self, device=None):
         # cdparanoia -A *always* writes cdparanoia.log
         self.cwd = tempfile.mkdtemp(suffix='.whipper.cache')
-        self.command = ['cd-paranoia', '-A']
+        self.command = [cdparanoia, '-A']
         if device:
             self.command += ['-d', device]