Here's one of the best articles I've come across:
TNT Audio DIGITabilis: crash course on digital audio interfaces
TNT Audio DIGITabilis: crash course on digital audio interfaces
Article explaining how CD players work
My basic understanding is that there are three elements to how CD players work:
1. The transport "reads" the digital information, extracting it from the CD
2. The DAC translates the digital information into analog form
3. The analog circuitry turns the analog signal into a line-level output
Can someone recommend an article that explains this in more detail? What I am most interested in is understanding the various design issues that account for why one CD player can be so much more expensive than another.
1. The transport "reads" the digital information, extracting it from the CD
2. The DAC translates the digital information into analog form
3. The analog circuitry turns the analog signal into a line-level output
Can someone recommend an article that explains this in more detail? What I am most interested in is understanding the various design issues that account for why one CD player can be so much more expensive than another.