On Sat, 12 Mar 2005 03:35:14 +0100, Hans van Dongen wrote:
Dave Hinz wrote:

Yes. And if the bit is above the upper limit, it's a one. If it's below
the lower limit, it's a zero. If it's in the middle, it's an _error_,
and the error correction bits tell your reader how to correct it.

The misconception mentioned earlier being that the change from
"one" to "zero" is instantaneous; it takes time to make that transition,
and that's an analogue thing.

Right, but let's keep this in mind - the OP has agreed that an MD5 checksum
of the frozen, and the unfrozen CD, were the same. Theoretical this,
that, and the other aside, all of that analog and interpretation layer
isn't relevant, when the digital result of all those spinning,
reflecting, jittering, and whatever else-ing end up giving you
exactly the same data. If you've got the same data, it's going to
sound _exactly the same_, because it is.