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Old 01-04-2019, 01:08 PM
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... Well recorded music with dynamic range intact draws far less attention to itself or the system and instead the mind is free to soak it all in ...
+1. I think this is true even with very simple music.
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Old 01-04-2019, 01:18 PM
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There is some good info here. http://www.realhd-audio.com/?p=6234
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Old 01-04-2019, 02:39 PM
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The purpose of music is not to show off what your system can do. It is the systems job to present the music you enjoy in the best manner it can.
I'll buy into that .......

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No wonder people think audiophiles are nuts.
another true statement ...........



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If the dynamic range compression did not happen, we'd be spending far less time chasing the elusive high end sounding system and far more enjoying music and being totally content with the gear that we already have.
easy now, that makes too much sense for an audiophile ........

all in good fun here gents !
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Old 01-04-2019, 02:40 PM
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There is some good info here. http://www.realhd-audio.com/?p=6234
Good read Serge, thanks for posting up .....
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Much less fatiguing when it’s not all the same volume.
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I agree in general that in general that less compression is preferable for most recordings. It is just not a factor in my listening choices.
Hi Jim...so if there is less compression on a recent remaster that has a DR level of 8 IMHO it will sound better.
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The purpose of music is not to show off what your system can do. It is the systems job to present the music you enjoy in the best manner it can. No wonder people think audiophiles are nuts.

There are different schools of thought

A system that is designed to resolve detail can sound harsh and unforgiving with badly recorded material. It’s a given.

A system that makes harsher recordings sound good tends to mask detail so in a good recording, you won’t be retrieving as much as you could.

I don’t think one approach is any better than the other.

That being said, the DR database does provide one thing. If there is an album I like, I can try to find the best (highest DR) version of the album.

I have mentioned my obsession with Brothers in Arms [emoji51] before elsewhere

http://dr.loudness-war.info/album/li...others+in+arms

And this database tells me that the Mobile Fidelity versions are better. And they are.

Also, the latest version of DirectStream’s Snowmass OS seems to have achieved a bit of an anomaly in that it is both highly detailed and makes a lot of my harsher sounding recordings sound better. I haven’t quite explained that yet.
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Superb design. Thank you Ted Smith, master guru
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It just makes sense to me. After all the time, and money we spend on our systems, why would you not want to listen to the best recording possible? Isn't it all about the emotional connection to the music? About feeling as if the artist is in the room with us? If there is another tool, that can help us to do that, without having to buy 6 copies of the same album, to see which one sounds best, well... sounds like a no-brainer to me.
I for one, do none of this to "show off". As a matter of fact, most of my friends think I'm nuts. They want to hear 80's rock, that quite frankly sounds a bit more listenable on their $200 speakers, and Yamaha receivers! I do this for those moments, when I get so swept up in the music, that I get goosebumps up, and down my arms, and that tears actually roll down my cheeks. It doesn't happen all the time, but when it does, it makes it all worth it.
The better the recording, and the DR, the easier it is to get there. My $.02. FWIW.
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A while ago, I was privileged to be able to audition one of the old school hand made Audion amplifiers.

It presented some of my jazz recordings in a completely new light.

The focus became the singer or main tenor instrument. Like a spotlight was being shone on that musician. And all the other instruments faded into the background.

That system was forgiving in a way that my main system was not.

But in my main system, all the musicians are resolved separately. I have to say there is an appeal to the way the Audion presented the music. But for everything else, I prefer my main system.
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