How We Test Digital Audio Players

By PC World Video Apr 22, 2007 12:00 AM

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Testing MP3 players involves more than just listening to music. From frequency response to harmonic distortion, Senior Test Center Coordinator Greg Adler explains PC World's process for evaluating digital audio players, using an Audio Precision ATS-2 audio analyzer.

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