"David Looser" wrote in message
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It reminds me a lot of Iain's justification for the CD version of a dual
LP/CD release having a lot more dynamic compression than the LP on the
grounds that they are for "different markets".


Jim's claim that the people involved in CD mastering are
"witless" and "incompetent" just does not stand up, because
the same CD facilities are turning out impeccable uncompressed
classical and jazz CDs together with heavily compressed pop
material.

I would be interested to know, David, what you personally
think the explanation is for this, if not to meet the demands
of the consumer.

Iain