Uploaded December 2025 | Updated September 2026, 4 days ago

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New, modern CD players are still being made, and some of them -- like Moondrop's Discdream -- advertise lossless skip protection. Which is nice peace of mind, but... does that mean some CD players aren't lossless? As it turns out, yes. It's possible your classic CD player is subtly degrading your audio quality. Let's find out how.

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00:00 Intro
00:52 Why CD players need skip protection
02:25 How skip protection works
03:21 Why CD players weren't lossless
04:25 Does it matter?

Check out this video by @ThisDoesNotCompute for a technical deep-dive:
- youtube.com/watch?v=IE-yWfkWv_A

Also watch:
- youtube.com/watch?v=NS-lWi2a9nI
- youtube.com/watch?v=Ph9gY7PE2kg
- youtube.com/watch?v=CdHOji8FeUg
- youtube.com/watch?v=Lb7luw70bU4
- youtube.com/watch?v=CNhRH8LnnlY

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