Folks have been requesting the volume leveling feature by Qobuz for sometime to no avail. Tidal has it as well as Roon for me
Sound level variations Qobuz - up to about 15/20 dB, need to adjust preamp volume by track
I have been going hot and cold on Qobuz for 3/4 years - subscribe, cancel, subscribe, cancel. I now have great streaming device and DAC. Started subscription and notice that I have to adjust volume significantly between album to album, sometimes track to track.
Much larger sound level differences from track to track than both vinyl and CD/SACD.
How do others feel about this and deal with. Thank you!!!
Will this go away if I pick another streaming service like Tidal?
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It's frustrating. I can't offer a solution but if you're interested, the origin seems to be from the Juke Box days. Record companies discovered that "louder" tracks got attention and playback focus due to the "less loud" tracks seeming duller on the fixed volume playback of the boxes. In this day and age I wish there was some kind of industry standard to keep things smooth. Lots of engineers are still playing the "loudness game" when they mix |
@dcaudio -- can you give some specific examples of the tracks where the volume difference is bothering you? That would others try them on their system and let you know the results. You might also want to indicate your preferred listening level in dB. |
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