The Loudness Wars (pop, cd, cd player, magazine, speakers)

Moon Pix · 01-31-2007, 04:47 PM

http://www.stylusmagazine.com/articl...nd-forever.htm
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Gmex_4hreQ

What do people think about all this? Personally I think its dreadful. When I heard At War With the Mystics a while a go I thought it sounded like mud and I didnt like it. I guess the loudness war is the reason why.

B*stards.

**Urban Hatemonger** · 01-31-2007, 06:05 PM

I think it`s become much more noticable lately.
I don`t have a problem with the quality as such but it`s really irritating when you are listening to an old CD and then when that one ends and you play a more recent CD it`s about twice the volume.

~~Howazor~~ · 04-17-2007, 01:48 PM

hehe yeah, although a lot of cd players now try n make up for it in one way or another. Usually not wothout a loss in quality though, which is somewhat annoying

mixed meters · 08-24-2007, 05:52 PM

Well there is a physical limit to what the ear can hear, there is also a limit to what the speakers can handle. Personally if you pop in a 20 year old CD then a new one the new one is louder.

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01-31-2007, 04:47 PM
Moon Pix In a very sad sad zoo Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: "Out on tour with Smashing Pumpkins, nature kids, they don't have no function" Posts: 366	The Loudness Wars http://www.stylusmagazine.com/articl...nd-forever.htm http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Gmex_4hreQ What do people think about all this? Personally I think its dreadful. When I heard At War With the Mystics a while a go I thought it sounded like mud and I didnt like it. I guess the loudness war is the reason why. B*stards. __________________ There’s a dream that I see, I pray it can be Look 'cross the land, shake this land - "Maybe Not", C. Marshall

01-31-2007, 06:05 PM
Urban Hatemonger GET TO FALKIRK Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: STONYBRIDGE Posts: 9,647	I think it`s become much more noticable lately. I don`t have a problem with the quality as such but it`s really irritating when you are listening to an old CD and then when that one ends and you play a more recent CD it`s about twice the volume. __________________

04-17-2007, 01:48 PM
~~Howazor~~ Account Disabled Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 14	hehe yeah, although a lot of cd players now try n make up for it in one way or another. Usually not wothout a loss in quality though, which is somewhat annoying

08-24-2007, 05:52 PM
mixed meters Groupie Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 32	Well there is a physical limit to what the ear can hear, there is also a limit to what the speakers can handle. Personally if you pop in a 20 year old CD then a new one the new one is louder.