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I have a loaner Virtue Audio TWO.2 that should arrive this week through a tour on Audiocircle. I suppose that will be an opportunity to hear what extra power can do as I believe that puts out 55wpc into 8ohms.

What do you mean "PRaT is a joke"? I understand the term to be essentially the swing factor of a component--the toe tapping factor. If two sources are playing the same piece and have a similar tonal balance (not just a more forward midrange or similar catching ones attention) but one just has a faster attack, better fun factor and is just more musically satisfying, I equate that with PRaT.

Maybe I'm using the wrong word but an example of this would be the Meridian G08 I formerly owned (not PRaTy IMO) compared with the Berendsen CDP-1 (think GaMut)I recently sold. To me the Meridian sounded kinda slow and dead while the Berendsen was alive and nimble.

>>To me the Meridian sounded kinda slow and dead while the Berendsen was alive and nimble.,,

And to the next guy it may be the reverse so he wouldn't be tapping his toes would he? So "PRaT" to him would have an entirely different meaning.

You made my point. Thank you

PRaT is a joke. But so are musical, organic et. al.

IMO
YMMV

"BTW, PRaT is a joke."

I would love to learn from your opinion/experience in relation to your statement Audiofeil.

It is always enlightening to hear someone's take on such things.

BR

James

I'm not sure I did make your point. I would agree with you that toe tapping is a bad way to put it but certainly you would agree that timing is not equal for all gear and despite similar measurements, our ears can detect the difference between something resolving faster and something a little slower and more laid back--a recent examples I've had personal experience with would be like a Dynavector 17D2 vs a Koetsu Rosewood Sig.

Granted many people will prefer the Koetsu, but would you at least agree there is a difference in the Pace Rhythm and timing?

I thinks it's a waste of time to debate and/or discuss meaningless/nebulous terms such as PRaT, organic, musical, etc.

They are purely subjective and listener dependent.

Thanks and good luck.