gerph;157802 Wrote: 
> Ok, you'll have to correct my maths here, 'cos I may be dim. CD =
> 44100Hz (samples per second). There is stereo data (two channels per
> sample) and each channel is 16bit. So that's 44100 * 2 * 16 = 1411200
> bits per second. Which is 1411.2kps or 1378.125kibps. Neither of which
> values matches. What's the difference ?

Whoops, my memory was off here, it's 1411 kbps of course.  Edit coming
up.

> 
> Personally I wouldn't use the phrase 'WAV' anywhere near talking about
> quality as it can contain all manner of data formats, but each to their
> own.

I wanted to refer to the raw bitstream coming off the CD, and WAV is
the closest you get to it.  Of course lossless formats are equivalent
in quality because they're bit-perfect.  I did clearly mention this in
my post.


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