Sony Yeds18 Test Disc Exclusive -

Some legendary technicians have ripped the uncompressed, 16-bit/44.1kHz digital audio from the YEDS18 using a secure extraction drive (Plextor Premium). These .WAV files contain the exact 3T/11T pattern. However, burning them to a CD-R defeats the purpose, as explained.

In layman’s terms: On a CD, the shortest pit (3T) and the longest pit (11T) represent the physical extremes of the format. The YEDS18 exclusive signal pushes the laser to read these extremes continuously. A laser that is slightly misaligned will produce a distorted "eye pattern" (seen on an oscilloscope) with this disc, even if it plays Madonna or Michael Jackson perfectly. sony yeds18 test disc exclusive

The only "exclusive" way to get the equivalent signal today is through the test disc or the Philips SBC 429 test disc—but these are not the Sony. In layman’s terms: On a CD, the shortest