Stainless Steel Rat <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > No. If you could take two Sony MZ-R1 units and put an ATRAC 4.5 ASIC in > one of them, and record something on a Sharp MS-722, and play that disc > back in both Sony units, both Sony units will sound identical. The ATRAC > version in the player has no effect on playback quality. > > Differences in playback arise primarilly from differences in ATRAC tuning. It is my understanding that the numerical accuracy of the decode side of ATRAC has improved over the years. It is still possible that you are correct, in that the changes may be near the limit of audibility. Rick ----------------------------------------------------------------- To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
