Re: [ARSCLIST] Compression (was Re: [ARSCLIST] A fundamental Flaw ...)

[Don Cox <doncox@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On 21/01/05, Mike Richter wrote:

> More than that, the real world of commercial release dictates
> compression. Ambient sound in a quiet environment is about 30-40 dbm

A concert hall will be noisier than a listening room.


> The compression used in practice is visible in one of the areas of
> distortion discussed at my alternate WWW site at
>   http://www.mindspring.com/~mrichter/
> Why EMI would choose so to distort a classical reissue is beyond my
> understanding, but they did and do.
>
> A wide dynamic range is appropriate (assuming that it is in the
> source) for listening under favorable conditions: a quiet environment,
> quality reproducing equipment, a knowledgable and concerned listener.
> If the market includes listeners in cars, with Discman or similar
> players, or even those running boomboxes, it must be compressed. That
> is commercial reality, not acoustic theory.

I think the discs should be uncompressed and there should be a
compression control on the player.

Regards
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Don Cox
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