[Scott Dorsey]

wrote:

I was under the impression that the average spectral density of most music =
follows the 75us FM radio de-emphasis curve. It is flat from 20 Hz to abou=
t 2.2 kHz and rolls off at 6 dB per octave above 2.2 kHz. And I do find t=
hat recordings that violate this on the high side do seem to sound harsh. =

This may have been the case at one time, and it may be true of classical
music today, but these days a lot of genres have far more top end than
this. (Which is why things like NAB equalization, which were selected with
the assumption of a similar spectral density, may not be optimal today.)
--scott


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