stefanta650;483048 Wrote: > Hi there! > I have a Squeezebox Classic and most of my music is in flac format. All > these files have the ReplayGain-Tag. As far as I know ReplayGain is just > a tag and does NOT affect the music data itself. So when listening to my > music and applying ReplayGain I was a bit surprised and sort of > disappointed as the music sounded not that clear and bright as without > replay gain applied. So my question is: does applying replaygain affect > the sound quality? If so what can I do to at least reduce that effect > (maybe use an external DAC?). Or are there any other ways to 'normalize' > the volume output? > > Thanks for your help!! > > Stefan
RG is just a tag and doesn't change the audio data in your files. RG simply causes the Classic to reduce the volume via its 24-bit level control (which is very good quality by the way). When using RG, you MUST have the digital level set to maximum. RG will reduce the level by -10dB or less. The reason your music sounds less good is either: 1) it is just quieter and quieter ALWAYS sounds less clear and bright or 2) You have the digital level a lot less than max and so the total reduction in level is too great, eating into the SNR/dynamic range of the music -- Phil Leigh You want to see the signal path BEFORE it gets onto a CD/vinyl...it ain't what you'd call minimal... SB Touch Beta (wired) - TACT 2.2X (Linear PSU) + Good Vibrations S/W - MF Triplethreat(Audiocom full mods) - Linn 5103 - Aktiv 5.1 system (6x LK140's, ESPEK/TRIKAN/KATAN/SEIZMIK 10.5), Townsend Supertweeters, Blue Jeans Digital,Kimber Speaker & Chord Interconnect cables Kitchen Boom, Outdoors: SB Radio ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Phil Leigh's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=85 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=71138 _______________________________________________ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
