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SR Tuning Discs, Psychoacoustic Bias and Listening Fatigue
"Psycho acoustics" is probably a much more profound subject than many people are willing to give real attention to. The SR discs appear to be discs of nothing more than carbon which as we all know is quite electrically conductive, so it wouldn't b... 
What exactly is PRaT???
 
Tube Amp or Tube Pre Amp
Re: Primaluna EVO 400 Pre for Cornwalls. It should be noted that the rectifier tubes are late 50s Holland made Mullard GZ34’s with the metal base. A pair of these will set you back but well worth it in my experience. Also, the two gain tubes are v... 
Tube Amp or Tube Pre Amp
With my Cornwall 4's the current setup is a Primaluna EVO 400 pre between a Holo May KTE DAC and Audion Mk3 GanFet monobloc power amps.. This is a very congenial grouping for me.  
New Speakers under consideration - but I’m afraid
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Fun read...
If musicians heeded that advice they would all be playing on crap instruments and crap amps.  
What exactly is PRaT???
The tube amps that sit next to the Audion based system always sound most Prat-ey after a few hours of warm-up in the early evening before a midnightish listening session. Time of day is a factor or rather the state of the "grid" which tends to be ... 
What exactly is PRaT???
@dogearedaudio  Did you bring up Klemperer because of the phenomenal PRAT he brought to the Beethoven symphonies? My mother introduced me to the vinyl boxed set of Klemperer's Beethoven symphonies. That absolutely mind blowing explosion in the Od... 
What exactly is PRaT???
@dogearedaudio  Did you bring up Klemperer because of the phenomenal PRAT he brought to the Beethoven symphonies? My mother introduced me to the vinyl boxed set of Klemperer's Beethoven symphonies. That absolutely mind blowing explosion in the Od... 
What exactly is PRaT???
Perhaps it should be "Pulse, Rhythm and Timing." I have often wondered whether musical timing is governed however subtly by the heart rate of the musician which must vary according to the demands the music is making on the performer and the demand... 
What exactly is PRaT???
Dancing is very important to people who play music with a beat. I think that people who don't dance, or who never did dance, don't really understand the beat... I know musicians who don't and never did dance, and they have difficulty communicating... 
What exactly is PRaT???
What would a discussion of PRAT be without bringing in marijuana? Why Weed and Music Go So Well Together "Dr. Jörg Fachner: [Marijuana] works like a psycho-acoustic enhancer. That means you are more able to absorb, to focus on something, and to ... 
What exactly is PRaT???
I have always fancied, however erroneously, that PRAT was often due to very slightly erratic timing which is why tube amps sometimes can be masters of PRAT perhaps because something in some tubes is faintly "off" timing wise. This in turn might cr... 
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Are we talking about the same person here?  
Why Music Is Good For The Brain
In a state of listening to music I am always amazed at how my modes of thinking and visualization change. I have thoughts of a character not experienced in my more mundane "waking" state. It doesn't matter to me at all where science wants to say t...