Tigerjones
Bagpuss
Marketing guff.
But aside from these things...what do P, R and T actually mean, or are they a way of describing something intangible?
Good pointPace, rythm and timing are musical qualities. In regard to audio they refer to perceived qualities of how the playback "presents" recorded music.
That was their marketing spin. No evidence of the method's effectiveness exists. It's popularity stems from the flattering idea that you have chosen your kit on musical grounds. For this they employed the two most superficial elements of music: melody and rhythm.Pace, rhythm and timing…PRAT is a Naim thing. The “tune dem” is a very effective method to directly compare hifi and is explained here:
https://docs.linn.co.uk/wiki/index.php/FAQ_-_Tune_Dem
Indeed. It cannot be measured or demonstrated to exist at all. It cannot be described or communicated to anyone else. You can only "get it" or "not get it". IOW, it is very much like a mystical experience, part of a well known quasi-religious audiophile cult.
I once cleared the Naim room at the Heathrow hifi show by playing ATV's Live at the Rat Club on their then reference system.
I once cleared the Naim room at the Heathrow hifi show by playing ATV's Live at the Rat Club on their then reference system.
Doesn't mean anything to me, I've owned loads of flat earth stuff and never heard this illusive PRAT. It's all a load of marketing bollocks.