One of the reasons I like old recordings is because they still cared about the dynamic range. Accent is a core component of music and is completely lost in the

One of the reasons I like old recordings is because they still cared about the dynamic range. Accent is a core component of music and is completely lost in the compressor/expander wars of today. Try listening to something like Patsy Cline or John Coltrane and then contrast it with something newer and heavily compressed, like White Zombie. The accents in the older music give it an extra dimension comparatively.