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| What exactly is PRaT??? @richardbrand Classical music most certainly benefits from a system with PRaT. In that case, I call it the "air-conducting factor." ;-) Just the other day I listened to a marvelous stereo broadcast of Pierre Monteux and the Boston Symphony per... | |
| What exactly is PRaT??? @soix "Really? Seriously??? Why are you even here if you don’t get these simple concepts?" You already asked me that and I answered you. | |
| What exactly is PRaT??? @bolong There’s a long-standing discussion in the classical world concerning famous conductors who "slowed down" as they aged, some rather drastically, and whether this was related to cardiovascular health. Otto Klemperer was a notable example. ... | |
| What exactly is PRaT??? Oh, I think we're probably more on the same page than not. I didn't say I don't *understand* 3D imaging or soundstage. I asked for definitions. Those definitions would have to include the word "illusion," which is what they are, illusions. But... | |
| What exactly is PRaT??? @audition__audio And subjectivity is just stupid when it comes to music, right? | |
| What exactly is PRaT??? A please define for me what "imaging" and "3D soundstage" mean. In relation to what? And why are they important? | |
| What exactly is PRaT??? @soix Yes, I've played instruments, though not very well. But I've been an actor, singer, stage director and audiobook narrator for over 40 years. I certainly know what pace, rhythm and timing mean. They're essential to the work I do every day... | |
| What exactly is PRaT??? @mashif Nicely put. ;-) | |
| What exactly is PRaT??? Seriously? What could be more essential to the performing arts than pace, rhythm and timing? And what could be more easily comprehensible? Pace is the speed, rhythm is the repetitive beat, timing is the emphasis. Music, stand-up comedy, the stage,... | |
| What exactly is PRaT??? @soix Well, your own system includes select cables, amp upgrades, and a lot of other refinements, so clearly you’ve spent some time developing a system that plays music the way you want to hear it. I assume you didn’t just close your eyes and gra... | |
| What exactly is PRaT??? I'm not sure what's so confusing about it. Audio systems are a combination of mechanical devices that work together to reproduce that elusive thing called music. There are well-made devices and badly-made devices. There are devices that work we... | |
| Open baffle speakers Last year at the Burning Amp Festival I heard a pair of open-baffle speakers that I found very impressive. They were tall, with 7 drivers in a D'Appolito configuration on beautiful hardwood slabs. The most natural sounding bass! A plucked acous... | |
| To all you Cary SLI 80 owners, I'm looking for tube suggestions I see that Cary lists a number of tubes you can use in the amp. KT66 is not one of them and I would not recommend trying them in an amp that boasts 40 wpc output in triode mode and 80 wpc in UL mode. You’re in danger of overheating the tubes and m... | |
| Recommend a desktop nearfield speaker for me @effischer Great comments. | |
| Need suggestions on preamp If you like the coherent soundstage of the Maggies, consider a used pair of ProAc 1SCs or Tablettes, or larger ones if your room will accommodate. It's odd to me that people around here rarely mention them, but years ago I replaced my small Maggi... |