[BC] Could our concept of audio be all wrong?

[Larry Bloomfield]

Speaking of wives ----  Several years ago, the good folks at Dorrough 
gave me a pare of their loudness meters. I hooked them up to my home 
entertainment system/theater. My lovely wife of nearly 45 years queried: 
"What are they for?" I told her that in my system, not much, but they 
sure look nice. I also explained how they show the observer both peak 
and average levels, which is more than a volume indicator shows in VU. I 
also explained that the smaller the distance is between the peak and the 
average, the more compressed the audio is. Now this is a lady who is 
technophobic and could careless how anything electronic works, just as 
long as I bring home a paycheck. Several years later while watching and 
listening to a particularly obnoxiously  loud commercial, out of a clear 
blue sky, she looked over at me and say: "O my God is that compressed!"

*Larry Bloomfield, KA6UTC*
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