wrote:
Scott, if a stereo recording is made which has poor mono
compatibility, and that recording is played in mono, what
problems is one likely to hear? I mean, what will the
problems *sound like*? Drop-outs? Garbled? Harsh?

It sounds "phasey" That is, it sounds like a comb filter has been applied
to the audio.
--scott
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