>Thing is, there are objective metrics about quality. One aspect is "loudness war" aka compression... Eeeeehhhhh. I've heard plenty of beautifully-mastered tra

>Thing is, there are objective metrics about quality. One aspect is "loudness war" aka compression... Eeeeehhhhh. I've heard plenty of beautifully-mastered tracks that were otherwise just crap pieces of music, just as I've heard plenty of music that was so good I was willing to overlook the fact that it might be taking part in the loudness war.