Digital Time Lens

Is the function of this unit obsolete considering the digital technology of today? How many were made? Opinions anyone

According to the Carver sales pitches, early cd's didn't contain as much ambient info as vinyl. I had a stand alone DTL, and then a Carver TL-3300 cd player with the circuit built-in. I thought both boosted the mid-range and that's about it. I didn't find them particularly useful.

DBX had a line of cd players in the mid 80's (DX-3, DX-5) that also included a "ambience restoration" circuit that was defeatable.

Thank you for the input, George. You hit the nail on the head about boosting the midrange. I recently purchased a DTL unit and have been hard-pressed trying to convince myself that it produces any beneficial effect. I have it hooked up to one of the tape loops on my C-1. Most of the time it is bypassed, although on SOME live recordings it seems to increase the soundstage depth. Even though I rarely use it, I will probably keep it just because it matches my amp, preamp, and tuner rather nicely.

Well, we hear the same that's for sure. I used the stand alone unit in the ext processor loop of a C-1 also. Never tried it for live recordings and I don't doubt it helps things there.

i HAVE 2 CD PLAYERS WITH dtl...SINGLE AND CARASEL