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zacwest
on March 11, 2022
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CD sales grow for first time since 2004
Burned CDs degrade because their method of writing is a chemical change. Pressed CDs do not suffer the same problem.
mark-r
on March 11, 2022
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Pressed CDs decay because the reflective aluminum layer oxidizes. The bottom of a CD is a pretty impenetrable plastic, but the top is just painted on.
TonyTrapp
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Some bad pressings do - but it's true that the majority of pressed CDs remain readable.
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