A disc playback apparatus is configured to reproduce information by demodulating and decoding a radio-frequency signal obtained by receiving reflected light of a beam applied to a recording surface of a removable disc when the disc is loaded in the disc playback apparatus. The apparatus includes a disc format determining unit adapted to determine the format of the loaded disc, a high-frequency compensation unit adapted to compensate for a high-frequency component of the radio-frequency signal, a low-frequency compensation unit adapted to compensate for a low-frequency component of the radio-frequency signal, and a control unit adapted to determine which of the high-frequency compensation unit or the low-frequency compensation unit is to be used to compensate for a frequency characteristic of the radio-frequency signal based on the determined disc format.