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Old 1st June 2006   #29
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Originally Posted by rlnyc
Punchier? at 30ips? you mean "more articulate"?

"punchier" at a faster tape speed? i don't believe it. i think slower tape speeds are punchier, and that is what i have always heard.

at 15 ips, the tape is slower, and sits under the presenting energy longer, which i interpret as punchy. at 30ips, the tape goes by faster - the signal is printed on twice as much tape per second, so you get extended high end and greater clarity and definition. where do you get punchy from that?

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rlnyc
See that's why words like "punchy" can be quite misleading. Your definition of NOT punchy "extended high end and greater clarity and definition" is exactly how I would describe punchy.

Anywhoo, like both speeds, but I prefer 30ips.
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