Compact Disc Digital Audio
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Compact Disc Digital Audio, also known as Digital Audio Compact Disc or simply as Audio CD, is the standard format for audio compact discs. The standard is defined in the Red Book technical specificat
Dutch inventor and Philips chief engineer Kees Schouhamer Immink was part of the team that produced the standard compact disc in 1980
Sony Discman D-E307CK portable CD player with 1-bit DAC
Sony CDP-101
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The Sony CDP-101 was the world's first commercially released compact disc player. The system was launched in Japan on October 1, 1982 at a list price of 168,000 yen.
Compact Disc Digital Audio
…resolution, and was originally specified to store up to 74 minutes of stereo audio per disc. The first commercially available audio CD player, the Sony CDP-101, was released in October 1982 in Japan. The format gained worldwide acceptance in 1983–84, selling more than a million CD players in its first two…
CDP101a
CD player Sony CDP-101 on display at the Museo della Scienza e della Tecnologia Leonardo da Vinci, Milan
Philips's CD-100
Front and rear views of the Sony CDP-30 CD player (produced circa 1984-1986).