Thanks for the explanation; I understand. I suppose it would be nice if levels were standardized on discs, but.....Do you always sit at the same distance from orchestras when in concert halls? Be careful what you wish for. Classical recordings are deliberately recorded with different perspectives; some to give a close to the orchestra perspective and some further back. For concert hall realism, it seems to me one would have to adjust the volume for each recording anyway since the recording with a close-to-orchestra perspective would have to be listened to louder than one recorded further back for it to sound "correct".
What is the ideal volume setting?
As every CD seems vary in terms of maximum and minimum loudness, I find that I have to play a good ways into a disc before I find the ideal volume dial setting to get the most out of the music. This is very disconcerting as I usually have to start the disc all over after I find the best setting. I wonder if anyone else experiences this.
I listen mostly to classical. I don’t know if the same applies to other types of music.
I listen mostly to classical. I don’t know if the same applies to other types of music.
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