pfarrell;395162 Wrote: > Pete Fowler wrote: > >> keep in mind: a lot of broadcasters, probably even classical > stations, > >> apply EXTRA multi-compression to things to keep the signal/noise > ratio > > > > Okay, now I'm confused. This is streaming digital FM, not broadcast. > > Are you saying they compress everything even if bandwidth isn't an > > issue? > > Loudness wars are all about #2. A lot of folks in the music business > think that if their song is really loud, it will sound better on the > radio, and thus they will sell more of the record. > > -- > Pat Farrell > http://www.pfarrell.com/
Hey Pat, Thanks for your input - I am clear on the diff between compression types #1 and #2. I just didn't state my thought clearly. I was talking about case #2 in my post, and I don't think FM stations do that for their streaming digital broadcasts. Or some may but not the ones I listen to. Goes back to my original comment in this thread - yes, streaming FM is lower rez than Redbook CD (comp #1). Yet sometimes I hear better music coming off FM than from a CD of the same material, possibly because the CD is suffering from comp #2. Oof. Typing that made my brain hurt... ;-) Thanks again, Pete -- Pete Fowler ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Pete Fowler's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=20270 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=55737 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
