heisenberg wrote: > When comparing side-by-side two versions of the same track, I tend to > invariably favor the quieter sounding one.
And this is where you're missing the actual point. You're comparing two different tracks of different content. Sure, they might be the same song, and even come from the same source multi-track, but the mastering is different. You seem to prefer the higher dynamic range versions. This is not what "louder sounds better" is talking about. If you took the same exact track and were presented it with a blind test at two volume levels you would prefer the louder one. If you always prefer the quieter one, even when done blind, I would say you are an abnormal case. Very likely a specific phobia where you have been trained to intentionally react negatively to loud sounds. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ SuperQ's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2139 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=98610 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/audiophiles
