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Another note about dynamic range. Check out this album from 1981. Plain old run of the mill CD... foobar2000 1.1.8 / Dynamic Range Meter 1.1.1 log date: 2013-02-05 18:14:34 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Analyzed: Grace Jones / Nightclubbing -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- DR Peak RMS Duration Track -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- DR14 -0.55 dB -16.64 dB 4:19 01-Walking in the Rain DR14 0.00 dB -16.45 dB 4:41 02-Pull up to the Bumper DR14 -0.08 dB -15.93 dB 5:05 03-Use Me DR15 0.00 dB -17.80 dB 5:05 04-Nightclubbing DR16 -3.02 dB -21.48 dB 2:39 05-Art Groupie DR14 -2.03 dB -18.50 dB 4:29 06-I've Seen That Face Before (Libertango) DR15 -1.22 dB -18.59 dB 4:02 07-Feel Up DR11 -3.40 dB -17.53 dB 4:03 08-Demolition Man DR13 -4.34 dB -20.73 dB 3:50 09-I've Done It Again -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Number of tracks: 9 Official DR value: DR14 Samplerate: 44100 Hz Channels: 2 Bits per sample: 16 Bitrate: 742 kbps Codec: FLAC

OK, talking about DR, I guess I should add this: foobar2000 1.1.8 / Dynamic Range Meter 1.1.1 log date: 2013-02-03 13:36:47 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Analyzed: Paul Simon / Live In New York City -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- DR Peak RMS Duration Track -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- DR10 -0.10 dB -11.82 dB 4:22 01-The Obvious Child DR11 -0.17 dB -14.19 dB 4:55 02-Dazzling Blue DR10 -0.39 dB -12.86 dB 4:11 03-50 Ways To Leave Your Lover DR11 -0.10 dB -12.49 dB 5:12 04-So Beautiful Or So What DR11 -0.22 dB -12.38 dB 3:36 05-Mother And Child Reunion DR9 -0.10 dB -10.51 dB 4:03 06-That Was Your Mother DR11 -0.10 dB -13.71 dB 6:00 07-Hearts And Bones DR9 -0.10 dB -10.79 dB 5:56 08-Crazy Love, Vol. II DR11 -0.10 dB -14.28 dB 5:23 09-Slip Slidin' Away DR11 -0.10 dB -13.75 dB 4:37 10-Rewrite DR9 -0.31 dB -10.81 dB 5:00 11-The Boy In The Bubble DR10 -0.30 dB -13.15 dB 4:03 12-The Only Living Boy In New York DR11 -0.45 dB -12.73 dB 4:26 13-The Afterlife DR10 -0.30 dB -12.64 dB 7:25 14-Diamonds On The Soles Of Her Shoes DR9 -0.10 dB -11.25 dB 4:22 15-Gumboots DR13 -0.17 dB -18.05 dB 4:34 16-The Sound Of Silence DR10 -0.10 dB -11.47 dB 3:06 17-Kodachrome DR9 -0.10 dB -10.63 dB 3:37 18-Gone At Last DR9 -0.10 dB -10.93 dB 4:31 19-Late In The Evening DR11 -0.39 dB -14.84 dB 4:03 20-Still Crazy After All These Years -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Number of tracks: 20 Official DR value: DR10

Bought this album yesterday on hdtracks, 48kHz/24bit. 50 Ways: Kodachrome: What do you think? Jan