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Vinyl’s obsolescence seemed inevitable in the 1980s when compact discs emerged.
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Michael Liedtke, Fortune, 28 Dec. 2025
The higher the sample rate, the more accurate the digital information should be—a compact disc has a sample rate of 44.1 kHz, for example, which means the analog signal is sampled 44,100 times per second as it’s being converted to digital.
—Simon Lucas, Wired News, 21 Dec. 2025
The songs were released on compact disc and cassette tape in 1994, several months after singer-songwriter Kurt Cobain died by suicide.
—Arizona Republic, AZCentral.com, 16 Dec. 2025
Plus, there is a small section where customers can find rare tapes, compact discs and records.
—Carlos Rico, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Nov. 2025
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Michael Liedtke, Fortune, 28 Dec. 2025
The higher the sample rate, the more accurate the digital information should be—a compact disc has a sample rate of 44.1 kHz, for example, which means the analog signal is sampled 44,100 times per second as it’s being converted to digital.
—Simon Lucas, Wired News, 21 Dec. 2025
The songs were released on compact disc and cassette tape in 1994, several months after singer-songwriter Kurt Cobain died by suicide.
—Arizona Republic, AZCentral.com, 16 Dec. 2025
Plus, there is a small section where customers can find rare tapes, compact discs and records.
—Carlos Rico, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Nov. 2025
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“Compact disc.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/compact%20disc. Accessed 28 Jan. 2026.
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