krochat;218688 Wrote:
> I think my SB3 sounds better at 95% volume than 100% (or fixed) - see
> the following paper for a possible reason why:
> http://www.tcelectronic.com/media/ni...3_overload.pdf
>
Seems valid for recent popular releases, but I'd be pretty embarrassed
to own any of the titles that sum out to 3 or 4 in their Table 1.
Using their classification of mastering loudness*, A number zero should
sound better at 100/100 since you're not losing any extra SNR, but I
also prefer numbers 1 and 2 at full volume. That said, I'd probably
fail a blind test.
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* Explanation of Sums in Table 1:
0: Low level. Not full use of CD dynamic
range, no problems besides from reduced
S/N ratio during reproduction.
1: Well aligned level. Fully used CD dynamic
range, no problems to be expected during
reproduction.
2: Level to the hot side. Probably no reproduction
distortion.
3: Hot level. Distortion through codecs, SRC
and DA converters to be expected.
4: Very hot level. Obvious distortion
through codecs, SRC and DA converters
to be expected
-http://www.tcelectronic.com/media/nielsen_lund_2003_overload.pdf
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