Why CD-quality?

GCSE · Computer Science · AQA · CS3.7 — Representing sound: analogue waveform sampled at a rate (Hz) and bit depth; file size = sample rate × duration × bit depth

Question

Explain why CD audio uses 44.1 kHz sample rate.

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