Whether it was Burmester of Berlin in Germany or CEC of Tokyo in Japan that was first to market a CD player incorporating a belt-driven transport mechanism is a moot point. Both manufacturers introduced its initial models in 1991. Is there any benefit to be had in employing belt drive? After all, if the data is clocked into and out of a FIFO buffer then surely the rate at which it comes off the CD shouldn't really matter... should it? Burmester claims that just like analogue record players, the belt-drive CD player offers enhanced de-coupling of the disc from the drive's motor unit, and that the rotation of the CD is held even, '...without sound distorting vibrations or staggering. Therefore the CD is read out with considerably higher precision and is not afflicted with electronic jitter.'
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