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MEASUREMENTS

he most meaningful test of a CD player or transport is of how well it deals with disc errors. I examined the Jay’s Audio CDT3-MK3’s performance with the CD, which has tracks with single or double gaps in the data spiral. It successfully played tracks with gaps up to 1mm in length, but when the gap was 1.5mm or longer, there were audible glitches. The Compact Disc standard requires

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