The sampling rate, (how many samples per second are stored) for a CD is...?

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The sampling rate, (how many samples per second are stored) for a CD is...? Answer: 44.1 kHz

CDs reproduce 44,100 samples per second. Which has a maximum frequency reproduction of 22,050 Hz, or just a hair past the upper limit of human hearing. In this way CDs can theoretically reproduce any frequency in the human hearing range.

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