"Jim Lesurf" wrote in message The other is that
competing companies may want to offer what *they* think
is the 'most attractive' service and give themselves a 'selling point'. In
this case, given the above assumption, that they can make a 'louder' (must
be 'better' in their mind) result than alternative disc makers.

So I'd guess they equate such mindless behaviour as them being "cheaper
and
better" than their competitors. Perhaps a survival adaptation to a pop
music world where the faith is "louder is better".
SNIP
Partly because so many of the LPs I bought back then were audibly
imperfect.


Indeed they were but on the other hand quite a few of my 80s 'pop' albums
have those magic words on the cover:
"Play Loud" )

David
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