mcduman wrote: > actually, everything about cd format was kind of arbitrary in order to > fit Beethoven's 9th in one single portable cd. > (https://www.classicfm.com/discover-music/why-is-a-cd-74-minutes/). it > could have been 14 or 20 bits depending on how much fit in one cd. i am > sure all the engineers from sony and philips from those days are > surprised that whatever they came up with 40 years ago are still the > high watermark of audio technology today. i am, for sure. > > more of every thing in technology from cpu power to screen resolution is > good, whether you need it or not. but when it comes to audio resolution, > less is good. how can this be true?Your link is more about the physical size > of the CD to achieve 74 minutes than the resolution or sampling frequency.
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