lrb@rrivax.rri.uwo.ca (Lance R. Bailey) (10/17/90)
In article <7000@uwm.edu>, RDonaldson@wl7.Prime.Com (Roy Donaldson) writes... >... the word >'Emphasis' lit up. I didn't even know there was a word emphasis on the >display. Can anyone explain what this means ? Is it how the CD was recorded ? the meitner CD-3 has a 'de-emphasis' led. from their manual: "De-emphasis. This LED will illuminate when you play a disc that has been recorded using emphasis. Emphasis is an encoding system not unlike Dolby for tape decks, intended to improve signal-to-noise ratio. Because CD technology has inherently good signal to noise characteristics, emphasis is used infrequently in the recording of CDs." >Is it going through some extra/less ciruitry on my CD play (Denon DCD 920) ? i would hazard yes, although a keen eye to the manual might lend a clue :-) now a Dolby cassette played without dolby sounds markedly different than one played with dolby. following through, a CD that is recorded with emphasis but played without should sound 'odd'. The only CD I've heard with emphasis is the Cambridge Singer's _Faire_Is_The_ _Heaven_. coincidentaly, also a fine, fine recording. very good front/back image, size of image, and even when in unison, individual voices can be pinpointed. Lance R. Bailey, Systems Manager ================================ box: Robarts Research Institute email: lrb@rri.uwo.ca Clinical Trials Resources Group fax: 519.663.3789 P.O. Box 5015, 100 Perth Dr. vox: 519.663.3787 ext. 4108 London, Canada N6A 5K8
hqyy@vax5.cit.cornell.edu (10/18/90)
Hi,
I've had the Emphasis notice show up on my player more
than a few times. I believe this denotes that pre-emphasis was used
in recording of the CD. For a full (technical) review of what this means,
check out the latest Stereophile.
satish nair