It is well-known that louder music almost always sounds "better" when played at louder volumes (well, up to a point). As garym says, internet radio stations tend to send a louder signal than what you would have from a properly ripped CD. And if you use replaygain on your ripped tracks the volume difference will usually be even greater. It's the same thing as television commercials being louder than the usual programming.
The bottom line is that there probably isn't anything wrong with your system. It's especially hard to imagine internet radio -- which is usually very lossy and compressed -- sounding better than your properly ripped lossless tracks, unless it's the lack of volume matching that is fooling you. Try giving them a good comparison _after_ you have adjusted the volume so that they are playing at the same level and see if you still like the internet radio better. -- aubuti ------------------------------------------------------------------------ aubuti's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2074 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=86682 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/audiophiles
