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Subject: Re: [motm] Re: digital source and its medium puzzle- the answer

From: "ringmod45" <ringmod45@...>
Date: 2002-11-06

--- In motm@y..., elhardt@a... wrote:
> Neil writes:
> >>Either the data is read correctly or it isn't. Data is buffered
as much as
> a second ahead of where it is with plenty of time to recover. If
you have
> exactly the same data with no buffer underrun, wobble or no wobble,
it
> will make no difference.<<


>
> I was thinking the same thing. A wobbly 1 or 0 is still a 1 or 0.
Unless data
> is being dropped or lost because of the wobble, there will be no
sound
> difference.

The problem is caused by the wobble, thereby creating an error. Since
you have lost the bit in question, you can not recover it. Now
imagine this process taking place about 2000 to 4000 times in one
second and tell me it doesn`t affect the outcome of the sound.

>
> When CD's hit the market years ago, Computer Music Journal had an
article
> showing that the digital data affected listeners. People grew
weaker and were
> not able to lift as much weight when listening to a CD as opposed
to a vinyl
> record.

Was that Qualitative or Quantative Research :)


Guys, please Read the articles with the URL`s . They are really
informative and dispell a few myths. I will post another set of
links about this stuff in another post.

Regards,
RM
How ridiculous, considering the CD output is filtered and appears as
a
> continuous analog signal at the output.
>
> -Elhardt