[Harry Lavo]

"Arny Krueger" wrote in message
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"MINe 109" wrote in message

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"Arny Krueger" wrote:

I think that the quality of many modern CD reissues
of recordings origionally issued on CD in the
early-mid 80s is atrocious because of the dynamic
range compression that also seems to be endemic in
modern releases these days.

The Dylan SACD hybrid box is still available at
yourmusic, sixteen discs for under $100 plus tax.

No doubt listed under "dead formats".

No, "box sets." :-) As players are available and these
SACDs exist, there's no reason someone interested in the
collection shouldn't take advantage.

So, do these recordings have their dynamics compressed
or not?

Probably no more so than the masters.

So you have no actual practical knowlege?

Of the masters? Of course not.

No silly, of the recordings. If the dynamics are objectionably compressed
then you would be able to hear it if you had any real-world experience
with the recordings, right?

Certainly not the
modern crunchy loudness compression some of us dislike.

There is no guarantee of that.

No, there isn't, but secondary sources lead me to believe
it.

Other sources tell an entirely different story. So now we're down to
dueling secondary sources.


Let's be clear.

Dylan was not talking about *HIS* remastered recordings. And for the
record, they are *not* compressed.

He was talking about the state of the pop recording scene in general. And
he wasn't just talking about compression....he made specific reference to
what todays engineers call "grunge", sometimes deliberate and sometimes just
bad engineering or bad equipment, as opposed to the time-honored tradition
of trying to seperate instrumental lines even in a forceful dynamic.

Arny, you participate in RAP and you *know* that many of the folks there
bemoan this same thing...and they *are* recording professionals for the most
part.

What is your point of arguing here?