[G4] Integratng with home stereo

[Alex]

On Friday, Jun 11, 2004, at 10:28 Canada/Eastern, James Asherman wrote:

>  [...] In this case (excluding MP3 AAC etc,) the only limiting factor 
> is sample frequency.

No, CD-DA sample frequency is fixed (in the Red Book). It's a waveform 
issue.

>  [...] But in my view the idea that my Mac can reproduce a complex 
> program, run it and it functions, completely negates your contention 
> that windows will make a more exact copy.

Who said anything about "a complex program"? All this discussion refers 
to audio (CD-DA) exclusively.

And who said "windows will make a more exact copy"? I said Exact Audio 
Copy <http://www.exactaudiocopy.de/>, which runs only on Windows, will 
-- which is not the same thing, and which referred _exclusively_ to 
CD-DA.

> HooRaw is what that is. 1's and 0's .  There is no reason for a 
> machine to perfectly copy the 1' and 0's of a complex program and not 
> of a linear audio sequence.

With all due respect (which I'm not sure the "HooRaw" deserves), I'm 
afraid your understanding of CD technology is somewhat incomplete. I 
suggest consulting a book on the subject, such as

Boden, L. (1995) "Mastering CD-ROM Technology" Wiley & Sons, New York: 
384. ISBN 0471121745,

or, better,

Watkinson, J. (2001) "The Art of Digital Audio" Focal Press, Oxford: 
736. ISBN 0240515870.

You're looking for "error correction".

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