CD, a dead format? Nonsense. Anyone who believes that has a very narrow view of the world.
It’s not as ubiquitous as it once was, but it is experiencing it’s first revival, much like Vinyl did in the late 1990’s.
There are over four decades of recorded material on them, much of which isn’t available on other formats.
Philips Red Book Standard. This is the measure that all Audio Note CD players are built to. This standard, defined by the format’s creators, has been interpreted in different ways by many manufacturers.
However, embracing these standard has meant Audio Note have been liberated to think in different ways about the design of their CD players and transports, to deliver performance which can be so incisive and breathtaking, that you’ll probably need to redefine what your expectations of the format are.
