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I think it's a combination of things. - Showroom effect. You want to put your best foot forward when a consumer is only dipping in for a moment. Louder grabs a
by pbronez 5y ago
I think it's a combination of things.
- Showroom effect. You want to put your best foot forward when a consumer is only dipping in for a moment. Louder grabs attention harder.
- Crappy consumer stereo equipment. Low sensitivity, poor linearity, disposable earbuds and android phone speakers are the default. There's no room for nuance on those systems.
- yannikyeo 5y agoThe high res version has a crappy DR, which is not expected, which means the only way to get a good digital version is to rip from vinyl. I understand the need to cater for low-end consumer equipment. It can be done by having good DR for vinyl , a good DR version for high-res Flac and physical Hybrid SACD and physical CD, and a loudness version for lossless/lossy streaming. It is safe to say most people who listen to Hybrid SACD/CD/High-Res Flac will have sufficient hi-fi equipments.