Phil Leigh;544008 Wrote: > Human AGC is quite slow to act. It won't track the levels in that > Offenbach example. It's not intended to be a fast-acting compressor - > we have an evolutionary need to differentiate loud/quiet to stay alive > (loud=near, quiet=far away to misquote Father Ted...) The rate at which > level changes tells us something about how fast the source is moving. > Two ears helps us determine direction of movement... Agreed. As I said I was referring to turning down the volume, which is a long-term change.
I've moved my position since the beginning of the thread on this point, because of what I've read. No doubt. I'm probably somewhere between your/Clive's position and mswlogo's in that (a) I think the lower the volume the less requirement for dynamic range but (b) I think human hearing does adjust to a certain degree (not perfectly). I would like to see more evidence or resources on this particular point before saying any more. As I say, given 16 bit source material on a high performing DAC this question is effectively moot. Darren -- darrenyeats http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/richpub/listmania/byauthor/A3H57URKQB8AQO/ref=cm_pdp_content_listmania/203-7606506-5721503. (Inguz bass EQ'd) SB3 -> (pre bypassed) Krell KAV-300i -> PMC AB-1 (caps bass EQ'd) Desktop -> Genius Slab SW-flat2.1 700 Sennheiser HD 25-1 II ------------------------------------------------------------------------ darrenyeats's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=10799 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
