The book also mentioned Rhythm and pace are more important in rock , jazz, blues , pop , and other form of music than in classical.
What exactly is PRaT???
Ok, it’s like this thing and is associated with “toe tapping” and such. I confess, I don’t get it. Apparently companies like Linn and Naim get it, and I don’t and find it a bit frustrating. What am I missing? I’m a drummer and am as sensitive as anyone to timing and beats, so why don’t I perceive this PRaT thing that many of you obviously do and prize as it occurs in stereo systems? When I read many Brit reviews a lot of attention goes to “rhythm” and “timing” and it’s useless to me and I just don’t get it. If someone can give me a concrete example of what the hell I’m not getting I’d sincerely be most appreciative. To be clear, enough people I greatly respect consider it a thing so objectively speaking it’s either something I can’t hear or maybe just don’t care about — or both. Can someone finally define this “thing” for me cause I seriously wanna learn something I clearly don’t know or understand.
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@dogearedaudio You and I are clearly on different planets when it comes to sound. If you don’t understand what imaging and 3D soundstage are then you have compromised hearing and/or a compromised system not capable of producing it. I’m guessing you have your Klipsch or Bose speakers stapled to the wall to not understand imaging or soundstage. But, I don’t get PRaT so that’s maybe my hearing deficiency. To each his own I guess, and that’s what makes the audio world go ’round. |
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 they are definitely real phenomena. By the same token, I believe that certain equipment affects our perception of pace, timing and rhythm in a way that is also an illusion, but is also a genuine phenomenon. |
@dogearedaudio Yeah, I agree timing, pace, and rhythm, whatever that is is important and significant, but I just don’t get or sense it. When you can “see” the three dimensional images of musicians performing in a 3D space I get that. That they’re somehow behind the beat, no, I don’t get that cause the music was recorded the way it was recorded. I just don’t get what a “slow” system sounds like. But I know Linn can’t make speakers I like because they sound like shite and nasally and I can hear it 10 yards out the door. They might do PRaT but they don’t do tone or soudstaging in any realm IMHO. , |
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