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From: ark@rabbit.UUCP (Andrew Koenig)
Newsgroups: net.audio
Subject: Re: Unmeasurable differences?
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Date: Sun, 15-Jan-84 09:25:31 EST
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Posted: Sun Jan 15 09:25:31 1984
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It has been suggested that equalization might introduce enough distortion
that it would mask the differences between the amplifiers.  The experimenters
considered this objection, and offered the following counter-argument:
the amount of signal processing done in the experiment was far less
than the amount done during mastering of the commercial LPs used as
a signal source.  Even direct-to-disc has to go through RIAA equalization,
and 'conventional' records are made with much more signal processing
than that.

I do not think the people who claim to be able to hear the difference
between power amps insist that they can only do so if you are playing
a live 30 IPS master tape without any equalization...