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Volume Level of "Tuner" vs that of "CD" "Tape" or "Phono" on my homestereo, boombox, or car receiver
It's the same wherever I go. In the car, I switch from my mp3 jack or
CD to a FM station and instinctively I have to turn the volume down by at least 1/3rd. At home, switching from a record, CD or tape to the radio - gotta crank that volume down! Ditto at the beach on my boombox. Now folks I don't need a lecture on dyamic compression/sonic maximizers and all the other crap radio stations reem their music through. I can even duplicate the effect quite faithfully(or hideously for you audiophiles reading this) with the rudimentary compressor in Audacity. What I would like to know is if anyone here knows if any compression or limiting exists in the circuits of the Tuner sections of the aformentioned audio equipment above - especially in consumer electronics mfgd more recently? Because I really don't believe that radio stations' own processing is solely to blame for my having to crank UP the volume when going from AM/FM a CD or mp3 or cranking DOWN the volume after switchng from CD/ mp3/phono AM/FM. 1. Does the tuner section on consumer stereo equipment/portables/auto sound incorporate some compression/limiting circuitry? 2. Is the tuner input level set intentionally louder than the line inputs(CD, aux/mp3, etc)? 3. Or, is it a combination of 1 and 2, on top of compression/other processing employed by the radio stations? much appreeesh, -ChrisCoaster |
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