Many people hear audibly unmusical sound reproduction from compact-disk players, despite continuing distractions by unsound arguments from both subjectivists and objectivists. I have conducted some test-bench experiments which suggest where the problems aren't. I survey some physical mechanisms which certainly do cause errors and distortions, and examine implications for the design of better CD players.

Author: Schwede, Gary W.
Affiliation: Stream Computers, Inc., Palo Alto, CA
AES Convention: 91 (October 1991) Paper Number: 3145
Publication Date: October 1, 1991 Import into BibTeX
Subject: Digital Technology
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