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From: doug@primesun.uucp
Newsgroups: net.audio
Subject: Re: Digital Audio Cassettes...
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Date: Sun, 13-Oct-85 16:08:51 EDT
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Posted: Sun Oct 13 16:08:51 1985
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Nf-From: primesun!doug    Sep 25 10:50:00 1985

> I happened to read somewhere (the latest Digital Audio, I think) that the 
> EIAJ is working on wrapping up the design of a standard for digital audio 
> cassettes.  While they have yet to decide whether the system is going to be 
> helical-scan or linear, one thing they HAVE decided is the sampling rate.
> 
> 48 kHz.
> 
> This was set DELIBERATELY in order to prevent direct digital copying of 
> CDs, with their 44.1 kHz sampling rate.
> 
> The bloody bastards.
> 
> John J. Francini
> 
> 
> ...decwrl!dec-rhea!dec-argus!francini

Sigh!!!  It doesn't make any difference really... One can copy the analog
signals and get very good copies.  Anyone want to estimate the minimal 
(if any) increase in S/N,  or degradation in freq. response or phase
linearity.