The History of the CD-ROM

Gammu writes "The inventor of the compact disc, the most popular medium in the world for playing back and storing music, is often disputed as one individual did not invent every part of the compact disc. The most attributed inventor is James Russell, who in 1965 was inspired with a revolutionary idea as he sketched on paper a more ideal music recording system to replace vinyl records; Russell envisioned a system which could record and replay sounds without any physical contact between parts."

Comments

44.1khz, 16-bit, fits Tchaikovsky, did I RTFA?

[weighn]

Ralph Wolf: "Mornin' Sam." Sam Sheepdog: "Oh, good morning Ralph." Ralph Wolf: "SLOW NEWS DAY!"

Re:CD isn't obsolete

[Bastard of Subhumani]

If you try "audiophile grade" earphones, headphones or speakers (Grado, Shure, Klipsch, Etymotic Research etc) you will likely hear a big difference between the two.

I tried and it sounded the same. I guess I should have used oxygen-free nanomolecular cables and impedance matched anisotropic speaker stands too.

I'm surprised that nobody's said vinyl sounds better yet.