n80
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| ... thoughts on Taylor Swift's REPUTATION CD... I think when you look at the perceived decline in the hi-fi/audiophile hobby (if there is a decline, I just hear people talking about it) then I think you would have to add the loudness wars as one of the coffin nails. I like older rock music and ... | |
| MFSL CDs: Dumb Questions Thank you. That helps. I'm new at this audiophile stuff and have doubts that my ears are very 'discerning' so I will probably be happy with the $5 bargain. | |
| MFSL CDs: Dumb Questions Thanks guys. Rich, I would have loved to see him play.Well, I found a basic Redbook CD of The Next Hundred Years for $5 so I bought it. If I really get into it I'll go for an MFSL copy....and compare them!I was surprised to see an MSFL CD for some... | |
| Why Does All Music Sound the Same; An Explanation I think the theme from Star Wars was lifted largely from Dvorak's New World Symphony.I don't think the point of this discussion is to say that all compression is bad. When it is used as a tool to improve a recording I don't think anyone objects.Bu... | |
| ... thoughts on Taylor Swift's REPUTATION CD... Agree with you. However, I don't find too many CDs with average DR above 14 and I usually find 12 and up okay for me.I would also point out that even a lot of hi-res downloadable files are victims of the loudness wars. They may not be compressed f... | |
| 50 years on---the brilliance of The Band and their astounding debut album. It has a red label. Notes said the lime green label was earlier in 69 and the red was later but that they are the same pressing. All the same markings in the run off area (forget actual term).Discogs indicated that it was a repress. I don't even k... | |
| ... thoughts on Taylor Swift's REPUTATION CD... Just in my very brief experience I have found that 9 and up (on the scale used by the dr-loudness wars site) seems pretty good. Some of the albums I've cited hover around 6 or 7 and even to my untrained ears it sounds unpleasant and seems impossib... | |
| What are you streaming tonight? uberwaltz, that is what I suspected but don't have enough experience to say so. Will continue trial and error! Its painless when its cheap. ;-) | |
| What are you streaming tonight? I'm still working out my future streaming strategy so tonight it is low-fi iTunes.Listening to Ted Hawkins' "The Next Hundred Years" his third and last studio album and the only one with good backing players. Hard to describe Ted's music. Blues ba... | |
| Why Does All Music Sound the Same; An Explanation lowrider57 said:"The lows are pushed up and and the highs are limited by not allowing any peaks, they are all at the same level.The result is no range in the bass, no range in the highs. All instruments lose their separation including vocals and a... | |
| WHY DO SOME AUDIOPHILES THINK YOU ARE BRAGGING WHEN YOU ARE SHARING? I agree. There are all types here but for the most part I have found the members here at Audiogon to be extremely helpful and even patient with my ignorance and misconceptions.....and reluctance to spend money. | |
| Whats playing on your system today? uberwaltz, I admire the breadth of your interest...but Alabama? ;-)I just got Donald Fagen's "Nightfly" CD in the mail this afternoon. As expected the production quality is hard to top but not sure I like it as much as any of the other Steely Dan ... | |
| Why Does All Music Sound the Same; An Explanation djones51, I hope that will be true but according to what I've read, radio stations have been doing this for years and most people who listen to Apple Music probably have Sound Check on and don't even know it.This has not slowed down the loudness w... | |
| ... thoughts on Taylor Swift's REPUTATION CD... Agreed. And as a new audiophile you begin to experience this through different formats. I've ALWAYS been a music lover. As in sit down and listen to music and do nothing else for extended periods.But in the last 10 years or so that has meant iTune... | |
| Why Does All Music Sound the Same; An Explanation mapman said:" Compressed dynamics and excessive loudness are two different but often related things. "That makes sense to me. It is my understanding that it is pushing the loudness that compresses the dynamic range.And:" I wouldn’t worry about it ... |