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- From: jberger@novell.com (John Berger)
- Newsgroups: rec.audio
- Subject: Re: Re:
- Message-ID: <jberger.51.0@novell.com>
- Date: 19 Nov 92 20:58:38 GMT
- References: <1992Nov18.151555@trc.amoco.com>
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- In article <1992Nov18.151555@trc.amoco.com> znpt01@trc.amoco.com (Norman P. Tracy) writes:
- >
- >With apologies to victims of hurricane Andrew, but as a victim of Stereo
- >Review I can't resist.
- >
- >In article , writes:
- >> In rec.audio, jj@alice.att.com (jj, curmudgeon and all-around grouch) writes:
- >
- >> I just got done reading the review of the Philips DCC900 DCC deck in
- >> this month's Stereo Review (everyone interested in DCC and MD should
- >> pick up a copy of this). The reviewer concludes: "...anyone who
- >> expects to find that perceptual coding is hokum, or that their ears
- >> transcend the physiological constraints upon which it is based, will be
- >> shocked by the very high-fidelity sound DCC actually delivers. There
- >> is..............
- >>
- >> In his few hours of testing (before Hurricane Andrew hit his office),
- > ------------------------------------------------------------
- >> he basically couldn't hear a difference between the CD and the DCC
- >> recording of the CD.
-
- Keep in mind, he was trying to hear the difference between these systems
- with 90+ mph winds and torrential rainstorms going on outside. Ideal
- listening conditions??
-