Robin Bowes;542877 Wrote: > I think what this demonstrates is that some folk prefer a compressed > sound while others prefer a more natural sound. > > This is personal preference. > > I prefer the latter; mswlogo seems to prefer the former. > > R.That's probably what what it is. As I mostly listen to albums I've usually got replaygain disabled, so when you get to something that's lot louder than what you've just been listening to it's rather jarring.
OTOH, I find the LPCM DVD rip of When Hell Freezes Over to be a great listen - definitely not overbearing, lots of subtlety and plenty headroom to really turn it up if you're in the mood. -- audiomuze 'Cable break-in is real, and occurs between the ears of the listener - nowhere else (most certainly not in the cable).' (http://sound.westhost.com/cables.htm) '*last.fm*' (http://www.last.fm/user/audiomuze) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ audiomuze's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=33613 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=77725 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/audiophiles