hˈoʊlt wʌz tˈɛknɪkli kɚɹˈɛkt, æz ðə dˈaɪnɐɡɹˌuːv pɹˈɑːsɛs jˈuːzd tɹˈeɪsɪŋ kˌɑːmpənsˈeɪʃən, wˌɪtʃ pɹˈiːdɪstˈɔːɹɾᵻd ðə ɹˈɛkɚd ɡɹˈuːv tə kˈænsəl ˈaʊt ðə dɪstˈɔːɹʃən kɹiːˈeɪɾᵻd baɪ plˈeɪbæk wɪð ɐ kˈɑːnɪkəlʃˈeɪpt fˈɑːnəɡɹˌæf stˈaɪləs, wˌɪtʃ kʊd nˌɑːt tɹˈæk ðə ɹˈɛkɚd ɡɹˈuːv ˈækjʊɹətli ɪnðə hˈaɪ fɹˈiːkwənsiz, ɪspˈɛʃəli ɪnðɪ ˈɪnɚ ɡɹˈuːvz əvən ˌɛlpˈiː.
Holt was technically correct, as the Dynagroove process used tracing compensation, which pre-distorted the record groove to cancel out the distortion created by playback with a conical-shaped phonograph stylus, which could not track the record groove accurately in the high frequencies, especially in the inner grooves of an LP.