jurb wrote: "As been pointed out, the channels are read sequentially. "

On early machines such as the
CDP101. Trevor did mention
that subsequent models began
incorporating DACs for each
channel.


Something I am aware of that you didn't
bring up: Pre-emp/De-emp. Some
CDs were mastered with a rising high-
end frequency response, and a
corresponding attenuation in the player.
Sort of a "Dolby NR" for CDs I guess?

Nothing I ripped even in EAC flags
the pre-emp, even though the vast
majority of my CD collection are from
the era when pre-emphasis was most
likely to be used. I would have to load
the WAVs ripped from every CD in my
collection into a DAW and run a spectro
on it to see if it looked unusually top-
heavy, suggesting emphasis. Can't
always tell by ear.