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To nopae or not to nopae

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In Reply to: RE: Can we retest /nopae (i.e. remove it) posted by cics on April 16, 2009 at 17:28:55

Hello, again, cics! I tested it. The results:
My CMP-cPlay is built around Biostar mobo, all optims done exept minlogon
Played first WITH nopae Jethro Tull Roots To Branches. This disk is recorded very openly, rather bright and in quiet passages we can easily hear artificial echoes or reverberation of brushes on cymbals. If played on a bright cd player these echoes turn into constant HF sheen, or noise, or haze... Now, this is what happened on b 22 WITH nopae.
I removed it from boot.ini and No more sheen, or haze. However it should be noted, that though initial attack of short sounds was not lost, some slightest level of detail was gone. I'd say the loss is infinitesimal or probably even imagined.
On Van der Graaf Generator's Trisector, which is recorded almost ideal no loss occured. Such results. My opinion is Not to use /nopae. Had it since b 20
Serge.

Edits: 04/18/09

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