All *good* recordings sound quiet, because the (equally good) mastering engineers have left the necessary 14dB headroom before clipping. So that you can have some dynamics headroom.
Unfortunately, most modern recordings (since about 1995) have squeezed this, and limited the dynamics. It is called the "Loudness War" (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loudness_war). SO, actually, the recordings which are "loud" are the worse ones. You better worry about them, rather than the quiet ones. ;) -- Themis SB3 - North Star dac 192 - Croft 25Pre and Series 7 power - Sonus Faber Grand Piano Domus ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Themis's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=14700 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=76680 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/audiophiles
