this is theoretical question that i have. i know many people are involved in high end audio and consider themselves audiophiles. now, being such, you know that expensive, good cd players use one of two basic methods of transport, either they have a top loading mechanism where the cd is placed on a tray and usually secured by a heavy weight or magnet. the other style is a tray loading mechanism but not w/ the normal silver side down, rather facing up on a flat tray that looks almost like a record platter with the laser reading down, rather than up.
both of these mechanisms are used for the same reason, which is to reduce the flutter, wow and jitter inherint when spinning a small light object at higher speeds, which means a much cleaner laser read and pick up, which in turn produces better and cleaner sound. makes good sense to me
now, onto computer roms. why, as we are spinning these small, light cds faster and faster, do we continue to use this old method of transport? as burners reach 40x and cdroms are up to 72x, wouldn't it make more sense to use the methods of transport as relied upon by the high end audio manufacturers? the first method would be relatively implausible as it would require a case to have a sliding opening on the top, but the second method would be at least decently feasible, just perhaps switching the way that the tray spits out, moving it to the bottom of the actual rom casing and the lasers and internals upside down on top. does this seem to make any sense to anyone else, or is it just me?
thoughts?
both of these mechanisms are used for the same reason, which is to reduce the flutter, wow and jitter inherint when spinning a small light object at higher speeds, which means a much cleaner laser read and pick up, which in turn produces better and cleaner sound. makes good sense to me
now, onto computer roms. why, as we are spinning these small, light cds faster and faster, do we continue to use this old method of transport? as burners reach 40x and cdroms are up to 72x, wouldn't it make more sense to use the methods of transport as relied upon by the high end audio manufacturers? the first method would be relatively implausible as it would require a case to have a sliding opening on the top, but the second method would be at least decently feasible, just perhaps switching the way that the tray spits out, moving it to the bottom of the actual rom casing and the lasers and internals upside down on top. does this seem to make any sense to anyone else, or is it just me?
thoughts?
