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I think they may be doing different things

Thinking along the same lines, I conducted this same exact test yesterday. It seems to me that the RR-77 and RD-3 demagnetizer are doing different things. I’m not sure what those things are, particularly where the RR-77 is concerned, but the fact in my case is that the ’77 added to the effects of the RD-3.

I used a few discs I’m pretty familiar with. I listened without any treatment. I then demagnetized the particular disc I was listening to and listened again. In every case, I could detect the usual improvements I get from the RD-3: blacker backgrounds, slightly tighter and clearer bass, and a greater sense of image outlines.

I then laid the disc on the RR-77, per Norm’s suggestion, and waited 10 seconds. I listened again. The gains I had first heard from the RR-77 treatment were still there, despite demagging first: mostly, improved vocal clarity and presence, and the ability to hear slightly deeper into the mix.

As I stated earlier, the effect of this RR-77 treatment isn’t huge (IMHO), but I do hear it—even with other tweaks thrown into the mix.


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  • I think they may be doing different things - Quint 09:43:17 03/17/08 (0)

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