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From: rentsch@unc.UUCP (Tim Rentsch)
Newsgroups: net.audio
Subject: Re: hype of the month
Message-ID: <10@unc.unc.UUCP>
Date: Sun, 15-Sep-85 15:17:51 EDT
Article-I.D.: unc.10
Posted: Sun Sep 15 15:17:51 1985
Date-Received: Tue, 17-Sep-85 04:53:08 EDT
References: <4317@alice.UUCP>
Reply-To: rentsch@unc.UUCP (Tim Rentsch)
Organization: CS Dept, U. of N. Carolina, Chapel Hill
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Summary: 

In article <4317@alice.UUCP> ark@alice.UucP (Andrew Koenig) quotes:

>"Almost perfect.  The sound of today's compact discs
>are impressive, but contrary to what the manufacturers
>say, they're not perfect.  As audiophiles have recently
>discovered, digital has a few shortcomings caused by
>the relatively low sampling rate and phase shift effects
>from steep analog filtering.  The music can become harsh
>and edgy, 2-dimensional, and uncomfortable to listen to
>for long periods of time."
>		--advertisement, page 349, Audio, 10/85

Ahh, now we see the rationalization of the business world.  The
audio industry admits that CD's aren't perfect only if there is a
way of making profit from same.


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