[BC] They can't give 'em away!

[WBRadiolists at aol.com]

In a message dated 09/20/2008 3:29:18 PM Eastern Daylight Time, 
youngbob53 at msn.com writes:

> Most LP's sound 
>  inviting clear, very real and warm to me while most CD's sound 
>  clinical, slightly harsh and cold. I can also listen to LP's all day 
>  but not cD's they are fatiguing to the ears,
>  

That's most likely due to the audio level compression being used on so many 
of today's CD's. 

"Rip" any CD, and open the resulting WAV file in an audio editor. The tops 
and bottoms of *many* songs will appear to be straight lines instead of hills 
and valleys like on LP's.

I think that's the biggest difference between the sound of a CD compared to 
an LP. The only *fair* test would be to get a CD that was made from the same 
master tapes as an LP, and compare those.

Willie...