RP91's Remaster feature... marketing scam? (1 Viewer)

[donovan_chin]

Has anyone head any difference with the remaster feature on or is it just a huge marketing scam?

 

[RicP]

Well it's certainly not a marketing scam because my pre/pro switches from 44khz to 88.2khz/96khz when the remaster circuit is engaged.
Whether it makes a "big" difference? Not to me, but I wouldn't play my CD's on the RP91 anyway, I have a separate CD/DAC combo for that.
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[donovan_chin]

I agree but shouldn't there be at least a little bit of noticeable difference to the ears?

 

[thien]

It does smooth out the highs but only on limited material. I found that I do well on newage material but not much for the others kind of music.
Thien

 

[Wayne_T]

Definitely not marketing scam because...
I can hear the difference - the sound is warmer. Whether it sounds better or not is a matter of personal taste. I like it.
But the really obvious reason is...
Panasonic is making no effort whatsoever to leverage sales off this feature - they aren't hyping it; there is no scam. If there was they'd be trying to use the feature to sell the player.
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[Edited last by Wayne_T on August 25, 2001 at 05:24 PM]

 

[Philip Hamm]

It sure was marketed in the DVD-A10. I tried it on some stuff and I can't tell the difference between on and off. If it does anything it's too subtle for my ears to detect. It's not worth worrying about. "Upsampling" seems to be a buzzword or "hot" feature on some high end stuff. At this level and in this implementation I can't tell what the heck it's supposed to do.
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