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The thread started with "CD Evolution" as header and it was claimed
"Redbook CD's are .. better than they were at the beginning."
This was continued with the question
"Does anyone have any data to support these observations?"
This question incuded changes in the mastering and the manufacture.
http://www.audioheritage.org/vbullet...41&postcount=1
You agree with Jan that the A/D convertor chips of today are superior to the very first discrete A/ D convertors. And refering to Clarks post you added that 24 bit is another big improvement.
With the next passage you are argueing against these details of a practical implementation as the end listener will never know what is going on.
Picking up your last statement I reduce the scenario to one AD conversion, which is transparent to the end listener /user. It is even managable with an (old analog) LP, more than with a live recording. And coming back to the thread title "CD evolution" the end user can make a quality CD with a 24 bit soundcard, surely no soundblaster 16.
Jan got my idea right. Did I get your intention?
In case you do not want to follow I can not help.
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Peter