Comment Re:Meaningless marketing phrases (Score 1) 65
Not at all. In theory, an audio CD includes a lot of redundancy. You should be able to drill a 2.4 mm hole through a CD and still get no errors from the decoding. Even if you increase the diameter to 8 mm, there should no adverse effect on the music. Now, try to play such a CD on your own CD player. If it works according to spec, please report the brand.
A very detailed and interesting explanation of compact discs on the physical and logical level can be found at http://www.ee.washington.edu/conselec/CE/kuhn/cdau dio/95x6.htm
A very detailed and interesting explanation of compact discs on the physical and logical level can be found at http://www.ee.washington.edu/conselec/CE/kuhn/cda