Audio Format Wars
By: Sheldon Khan
Before buying a new car, getting married, or adopting a new audio format
it is wise to ask a few questions, peer under the hood, and ask the advice of
someone you trust. Will the new format satisfy your needs not only now but,
also in the future? Will it look (and sound) as good on all the mornings after
you first met?
The analogue cassette is an old and trusted versatile friend that went
with you on those morning jogs and cruised in the car with you on Friday nights.
However, the powers that be, have declared our trusted friend to be in the last
phase of the life cycle. It's successor must sound better, work better, and
have new features such as a digital display for song titles. There are
currently two formats competing to be the consumers next choice for sound on the
go. They are Philips' Digital Compact Cassette (DCC) and Sony's Mini Disc (MD).
What exactly is digital recording? The definition is, "An electronic
format that......
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