Slow or Smooth?

[UPDATE 2008-09-01: Input for this poll is no longer required. Thank you for your participation.]

A question has arisen regarding how fast to set the computer voice used to create the NWT audio files. So far, these files have been created with a slower-than-normal speed setting of 250 points below the default. The default speed is that with which a China national would speak. The slower speed makes it easier to follow the pace of the voice, but the faster default speed results in a smoother reading.

If you would like to provide input regarding which speed you find to be best to help you learn Mandarin pronunciation, please download this zip file containing sample files recorded at different speed settings, compare them, and tell me your preference using the poll below:

sloworsmooth.zip

(The password is the same as the one for the NWT audio files.)

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