Gold compact disc
A gold compact disc is one in which gold is utilized in place of the high-purity aluminium or silver commonly used as the reflective coating on ordinary CDs and CD-Rs respectively. Gold disks are available as both CDs and CD-Rs as well, and are compatible with standard players and recorders.
The advantage of the gold reflection layer lies in its corrosion resistance. As such, gold CDs were seen as a potential solution to the incidence of CD rot on early CDs (mainly manufactured by PDO UK).[1]
In 2014, Audio Fidelity, an American publisher of audiophile CDs, announced that it was abandoning the gold format and moving to the hybrid Super Audio CD (SACD) format for future releases.[2]
See also
[edit]- Compact disc
- Enhanced CD
- Remastering
- CD rot
- Gold album
- Audiophile
- Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab (MFSL)
- Super Audio CD
- Extended Resolution Compact Disc
References
[edit]- ^ "GOLD CDS - CD COLLECTING.COM". 2013-03-22. Archived from the original on 2013-03-22. Retrieved 2019-05-19.
- ^ Sinclair, Paul (March 4, 2014). "Audio Fidelity drop 24k Gold CDs". superdeluxeedition. Retrieved 2019-05-19.
External links
[edit]- "24K+ Gold CD Series". Discogs. Retrieved 2019-05-19.
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