bhaagensen wrote: > Yes dynamics is part of most music, though there are mainstream genres > where its less pronounced such as some noise, shoegaze, or ambient. > > But its this apparent obsession, c.f. loudness-debate, among audiophiles > that puzzles me. On one hand its portraied as having ruined all recorded > music since the 90s. On the other hand they listen at lowish volumes. > There is no substitute for volume if one is such a sucker for dynamics, > no less than well above 90dB. Moreover, how many of the same people also > have multi 18" subs and horndrivers? Because ultimate dynamics *require* > efficient drivers - and huge ones for bass. Not many, I claim. And so > how can one complain loudly about slightly compressed mastering while at > the same time not making sure ones own environment fulfills the to most > important requirements for dynamics - that is, the dynamics you actually > hear in your listening room? Sure its inconvinient - still not the > recordings problem though.
You can hear modern levels of compression easily on a portable radio. It's that bad. And it's not talked about widely enough - if it was perhaps we'd have less of it. A great many playback systems have a significant dip in the mid-range (don't get me wrong, no system is completely flat and if you're going to err then a slightly dipped mid-range is the way to err--I'm talking about deliberately designed voicing.) Domestic designers do this mainly because so much music is compressed and it's more palatable that way. So, checking what their recording sounds like on "representative equipment", the artists use compression to "cut through" a mix and the circle is complete. It's a race to the bottom. Darren ------------------------------------------------------------------------ darrenyeats's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=10799 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=97105 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/audiophiles
