If only reviewers started to publish "compression" or "loudness" ratings as part of a CD reviews.
See this article Loud CD's
and this
How To Make Better Recordings
These articles give insight into why many people are finding CD's to be very fatiguing for lengthy periods of listening....as one Mastering Engineer describes "You just crank up the EQ and then you compress it digitally so everything sounds like a machine gun".
I remember a time when you couldn't easily find a decent cup of coffee in North America.....everyone served crap....then along came Starbuck's and served something decent! (Of course Starbucks won't go far in Italy, as a decent cup of coffee remained widely available in that country.)
Some day someone in the audio industry will realize the huge opportunity for a "Starbuck's for digital recordings" and re-re-master everything and charge a premium!!!!
See this article Loud CD's
and this
How To Make Better Recordings
These articles give insight into why many people are finding CD's to be very fatiguing for lengthy periods of listening....as one Mastering Engineer describes "You just crank up the EQ and then you compress it digitally so everything sounds like a machine gun".
I remember a time when you couldn't easily find a decent cup of coffee in North America.....everyone served crap....then along came Starbuck's and served something decent! (Of course Starbucks won't go far in Italy, as a decent cup of coffee remained widely available in that country.)
Some day someone in the audio industry will realize the huge opportunity for a "Starbuck's for digital recordings" and re-re-master everything and charge a premium!!!!