Julf wrote: > Absolutely. In a couple of blind listening tests I have used a control > track that is 1 dB louder than the others. It usually comes out as the > winner, even if it is lower resolution than some of the other tracks.
Quite aside from the issue of confabulating volume with other factors, I think that the observation above is both very interesting and perfectly understandable. Essentially, what is clearly true is that we hear things better when they are loud, or at least better compared to quieter things. It's completely obvious, but sometimes making an effort to keep the obvious in mind is useful. Of COURSE we'll hear more detail when the volume is up. Just like we'll see more detail when the light is bright. And we'll hear more detail even when the change in volume is sufficiently subtle to not be consciously apparent. A relevant question is what the limits are to this -- at what point in increased volume do we start losing the capacity to hear detail, as our ears get overwhelmed? Sometime before pain, I suspect. R. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ RonM's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=17029 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=98374 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/audiophiles
