Dynavector SuperStereo Adapter Adp3 - Manual (Page 2)

n SuperStereo
The unique nature of SuperStereo is based on theoretical and practical studies of sound wave propagation. It is
basically different to the technology used in conventional type of sound processors or DSP processing and has
been widely and critically acclaimed. The Adp-3 is the culmination of 18 years of research effort by Dynavector into
how sound actually behaves in enclosed spaces, as in concert halls and recording studios. SuperStereo extends
further the pioneering work done in the development of stereo sound reproduction.
In recent years, intense effort has been made to improve the quality of sound reproduction with the use of different
formats such as SACD, DVD(A) and with surround sound. But this effort has resulted mainly in producing sound
which has higher resolution or, in the case of surround sound, echo type effects where sound of all frequencies
is subjected to the same delay. While such surround sound systems may enhance the sound effects from cinema
movies and their domestic home cinema counterparts, when used for music reproduction they cannot rival the
immediacy and ambience of SuperStereo where analogue, frequency dependent, time delays are used to produce
a sound of much greater naturalness. Or as Paul Messenger, the distinguished British audio reviewer put it when
writing about the DV Adp-2 in Hi-Fi Choice magazine "it is extraordinarily convincing"........"simply sounds more
natural and right than regular 2-channel stereo". The reason for SuperStereo's superiority is that it is based on
what actually happens to sound waves in real life. In recognition of its innovation SuperStereo technology has been
granted patents world-wide.
Introduction
n The advantages of SuperStereo
(1) By using the Adp-3 with a conventional stereo system,
it will enhance the sound quality of music played by LP,
cassette and tape recorders, CD, SACD or DVD-A and
produce a much more realistic and natural performance.
(2) SuperStereo will add more to the enjoyment of the
performance than the addition of other ancillary audio
equipment. The playback of recorded music in SuperStereo
is much closer to that of the live original.
(3) Another characteristic of SuperStereo is that it is
capable of bringing out the sound of instruments played
through any source with greater accuracy over their
frequency range.
(4) SuperStereo can be used not only for reproducing
music, but also when playing movies by DVD players in a
home cinema system. This is possible regardless of which
form of sound recording (including 5.1 sound recording)
is applied to the media source. SuperStereo can be used
without a Sub-woofer.
(5) SuperStereo can play bass music without a sub-woofer,
and the fact that it is capable of a producing a quality
bass sound even when using only 4 speakers is a further
advantage. The difference in the smoothness of the sound
of music played using SuperStereo without the unnatural
boomy sound of many sub-woofers is readily discernible
.
n Features of SS-Adp3
(1)The Adp-3 is equipped with an internal 24 watts per
channel stereo amplifier to drive the sub-speakers so
an ordinary stereo system can be transformed into
a SuperStereo one simply by adding a set of small
speakers.
(2)The Adp-3 is straightforward to install and use so the
often complicated adjustment and set-up needed for DSP
sound or 5.1 sound is avoided.
(3)The Adp-3 has a choice of 3 presets offering 3 different
SuperStereo sound delay characteristics with easy
switching between them.
(4)The Adp-3 has an input socket for a pre-amplifier, so is
just as easy to use with a separate pre-and power main
amplifier or mono-blocs as in a system with an integrated
amplifier.
(5)The Adp-3 is also equipped with a processor line output
terminal to enable a separate, more powerful amplifier to
be used for the sub-speakers if desired.
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