DR ratings: vinyl era vs modern era
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DR ratings: vinyl era vs modern era
Creating this as a spin off from The Audio Standard thread.
My contention is that mainstream chart topping type recordings from the vinyl era had DR ratings that were on average about twice as high as recent chart topping albums.
Let's look at a some examples...
My contention is that mainstream chart topping type recordings from the vinyl era had DR ratings that were on average about twice as high as recent chart topping albums.
Let's look at a some examples...
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Re: DR ratings: vinyl era vs modern era
Best selling album 1984: Lionel Richie, Can't Slow Down: DR 14
Best selling album 2015: Adele, 25: DR 5 (standard CD version) DR 6 (deluxe CD version) DR 11 (vinyl version)
Best selling album 2015: Adele, 25: DR 5 (standard CD version) DR 6 (deluxe CD version) DR 11 (vinyl version)
Re: DR ratings: vinyl era vs modern era
Sorry Lindsay, but what is a 'DR' rating? I am guessing it has something to do with sound quality?
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Re: DR ratings: vinyl era vs modern era
Dynamic Range - the difference between the quietest and loudest bits of the recording. (Actually it is signal but you get what I mean).
This is the evidence Lindsay is looking at.
Dynamic Range Database
This is the evidence Lindsay is looking at.
Dynamic Range Database
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Re: DR ratings: vinyl era vs modern era
And what most people are listening to nowadays is a compressed, low-quality MP3 from a streaming service.Lindsayt wrote:Best selling album 1984: Lionel Richie, Can't Slow Down: DR 14
Best selling album 2015: Adele, 25: DR 5 (standard CD version) DR 6 (deluxe CD version) DR 11 (vinyl version)
Do we have any info on the DR of Spotify for instance?
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Re: DR ratings: vinyl era vs modern era
One of the problems is that even if you go and buy a lovely audiophile re-release vinyl pressing of something it's no guarantee that if remastered the new mastering engineer hasn't screwed it up or used digital copies of the tapes which were already compressed.
Lots of good threads on this topic in the music section on Steve Hoffman forums.
Lots of good threads on this topic in the music section on Steve Hoffman forums.
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Re: DR ratings: vinyl era vs modern era
I think in most cases vinyl versions of modern recordings have a better dynamic range. You can't brick wall a vinyl mastering in the same way as CD. I don't get why they have to makes a CD sound like an MP3 download as they are different markets.
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Re: DR ratings: vinyl era vs modern era
The Permed one has thousands of records. All of which are 12" singles.
Old LP's sound dire to Permy, got shut of em thank heavens.
Modern records are of no interest to Perms what so ever if i wanted a digital job id buy a CD What the hell is the point in a Digitally farted about record??
12" single proove to me a number of things for example:
1.Old LP's make my system sound tripe where as my 12" singles make my system sound fantastic, moral to that story is that i find old LP's are cack imho
2. New LP's sound shrill & toppy, My 12" single dont in any way, moral to that story is i find new LP's are cack imho.
So you can buy your new fangled Cartridges & phonostage to try make your LP's listernable if you want but you can not get blood from a stone
Old LP's sound dire to Permy, got shut of em thank heavens.
Modern records are of no interest to Perms what so ever if i wanted a digital job id buy a CD What the hell is the point in a Digitally farted about record??
12" single proove to me a number of things for example:
1.Old LP's make my system sound tripe where as my 12" singles make my system sound fantastic, moral to that story is that i find old LP's are cack imho
2. New LP's sound shrill & toppy, My 12" single dont in any way, moral to that story is i find new LP's are cack imho.
So you can buy your new fangled Cartridges & phonostage to try make your LP's listernable if you want but you can not get blood from a stone
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Re: DR ratings: vinyl era vs modern era
mr perms is very very clever,also very helpful.he helped me alot.in fact he's my hero regarding all things hifi related.
thank you mr perms
thank you mr perms
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Re: DR ratings: vinyl era vs modern era
Strange how Permy and Quillpill both turn up again at the same moment.
Could just be coincidence ...
Could just be coincidence ...
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