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| The phase button on my Rowland Capri is for...? Not only do recordings invert phase, but each equipment component in you system may or may not. I've found lately that recordings tend to be more consistant and if you use a current test recording to determine phase then you'll be ok with that set... | |
| Two terms I don't understand - please explain Rodman, thanks for the great link. I think almost all the PRaT or Pace attributes come down to either Timing (as defined in that article) and Dynamics. This still leaves me uncomfortable with either term. It's interesting that neither "Pace" or "P... | |
| Two terms I don't understand - please explain No further comment... ;-) | |
| Two terms I don't understand - please explain Jwglista, I think we agree. I think it's unfortunate that someone coined this phrase and it came into widespread usage. It just confuses many, like our good OP on this thread, and perpetuates the widespread belief that audiophiles are a bunch of t... | |
| Two terms I don't understand - please explain 04-30-08: Jwglista said:"When attacks and decays are not accurate, the music *will* lose "pace, rhythm, and timing."" Please explain how. You're talking about the shape of the wave, not the timing.Use musical terms. In music, pace means speed, rhy... | |
| Two terms I don't understand - please explain 04-30-08: Tobias said:"Dcstep, I have a Magnasonic DVD player that loses the beat. A pal has an old Pioneer changer that's even worse. From reviews that appeared in UHF Magazine long before I bought my first CDP (in 1999), the phenomenon was more ... | |
| Vinyl vs. digital: what am I doing wrong? In my system, SACD, DVD-A and vinyl are all usually on the same level and CD lags behind, but is still good enough to be enjoyable, most of the time.Dave | |
| Vinyl vs. digital: what am I doing wrong? Wow, interesting indeed. The vinyl versions of Nora blow away my CDs on my system. (Pro-ject RM10 with Sumiko Blackbird cartridge into a Rowland Continuum 500 amp). I liked the first one so much that I bought everything else I could find by her on... | |
| Ultra high resolution 04-30-08: Mrtennis said:"hi dave:resolution is not the issue. an overly focused unnatural presentation of the sound of instruments is the problem."I think we totally agree here. There's nothing "high resolution" about "overly focused unnatural pre... | |
| Two terms I don't understand - please explain Well Rnm4, a blurred attack is better described as a blurred attach, not something to do with PRaT. That's my point. I like Caspermao's assertion, that PRaT is just a lazy cliche. I add that it never made sense as an acronym in the first place bec... | |
| Ultra high resolution MrT, are you saying that you don't like the harsh, shrill sound of many CDs and most CDP? Well, we can all agree on that. There are players that will eliminate that on most CDs (some old stuff from the 1980s just can't be rescued, IME). That's not... | |
| Two terms I don't understand - please explain I'm not picking on you, really, but what's "transient response" and how does it relate to either Pace, Rhythm or Timing?Hint, I think that transient response has more to do with the shape of an acute wave and not timing.Remember, I believe that PR... | |
| Vinyl vs. digital: what am I doing wrong? How good are you LP pressings? Do you have mostly used stuff, or do you have some new 180/200 gram 45 rpm vinyl? There are lots of bad pressings and poorly cared for vinyl out there. If you haven't tried them yet, get one or two really great LP re... | |
| Two terms I don't understand - please explain 04-29-08: Rnm4 said:""Please explain how an amp alters either Pace, Rhythm or Time."Thought I did that, to an extent. Another shot: having microdynamics that do not slur attack and decay."Ok, so we agree, it's about dynamics, not Pace or Rhythm or... | |
| Two terms I don't understand - please explain I'm really curious about those of us not able to tap their toes with a CD player. I have tons of play-along CDs from Music Minus One and Jamey Aebersold and this has never happened to me. What are some CDPs that that will exhibit this problem? I'd... |