Phil Leigh;632161 Wrote: > I'm no expert on classical music but I do have Beethoven 9 (and Mahler 4 > but not 2) - I will investigate. > I have the von karajan Beethoven box... > > 20dB is a LARGE swing in level. If most of an album was at -20dB and > then a sudden peak hit 0dB it would be quite a shock to the system! > > attached is my classical list: I note that you have Hickox Carmina Burana which i guess is the same one as mine so that would seem to be a good one to compare..
It may just be a quirk of what they mean by the rms measurement, but track 8 on this one below supposedly goes from rms to peak of over 28dB. Official DR value (Song Mode): DR17 ================================================================================ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Analyzed: Michael Stern / Kansas City Symphony / Britten's Orchestra -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- DR Peak RMS Duration Track -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- DR19 -0.16 dB -27.43 dB 17:11 01-The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra DR19 -0.11 dB -24.94 dB 7:55 02-Sinfonia da requiem: Lacrymosa DR16 -1.96 dB -25.04 dB 5:02 03-Sinfonia da requiem: Dies irae DR17 -1.83 dB -29.13 dB 6:19 04-Sinfonia da requiem: Requiem aeternam DR15 -5.07 dB -31.39 dB 4:04 05-Peter Grimes: Four Sea Interludes & Passacaglia: Dawn DR15 -9.56 dB -32.08 dB 3:46 06-Peter Grimes: Four Sea Interludes & Passacaglia: Sunday Morning DR15 -10.82 dB -33.76 dB 4:28 07-Peter Grimes: Four Sea Interludes & Passacaglia: Moonlight DR19 -0.77 dB -29.17 dB 7:15 08-Peter Grimes: Four Sea Interludes & Passacaglia: Passacaglia DR17 -1.06 dB -25.15 dB 4:43 09-Peter Grimes: Four Sea Interludes & Passacaglia: Storm -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- adamdea ------------------------------------------------------------------------ adamdea's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=37603 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=77084 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/audiophiles
