[HN Gopher] Lorde's new CD is so transparent that stereos can't ...
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       Lorde's new CD is so transparent that stereos can't even read it
        
       Author : naves
       Score  : 9 points
       Date   : 2025-07-02 20:21 UTC (2 hours ago)
        
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       | vr46 wrote:
       | What is in there that is supposed to reflect the laser? It a Red
       | Book-compliant CD?
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       | Modern CD players are cut-down versions of older machines. My
       | Naim forgoes de-emphasis as only older CDs from the 14-bit era
       | used it. Surely one would expect full backward support for a
       | medium designed for a greater-than-human lifespan?
        
         | goosedragons wrote:
         | Yeah but the company could save 12C/ forgoing it and maybe
         | 1/10,000 customers would even know about it to complain.
        
       | leoh wrote:
       | Probably could put a reflective sticker on top of the disc and it
       | would work?
        
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