Issues with 0dBFS+ Levels On Digital Audio Playback Systems
Why signals that exceed digital full scale between samples clip in the reconstruction filter, how much headroom players actually leave, and what it does to the sound.
Loudness war
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Dynamic Comparison SACD vs CD - Part 5
The last of the series: SACD against CD on the same titles, and a look at whether the format or the master is doing the work.
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Dynamic Comparison of LPs vs CDs - Part 4
Turning the same measurements on vinyl: LP transfers against their CD counterparts, and where the audible differences really come from.
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Dynamic Comparison of CD, DVD-A, SACD - Part 3
Closing the three-format comparison with the dynamic range figures, and what they say about mastering rather than about the formats themselves.
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Comparing Audio Tracks on Music DVDs
Why most of my music DVDs did not sound as good as my CDs, traced through the waveforms of the same recordings in every format the discs offered.
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The Dark Side of the Moon — Pink Floyd
The 30th Anniversary SACD ranked against a Quad LP, two earlier CD masterings and a bootleg DTS disc — seven versions of one album, each with its own sonic character.
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