In article , Iain Churches
wrote:

"David Looser" wrote in message
...

We don't know what buyers expect,

I think we do.

because no one has ever asked them.

The fact that people are not aware of the market research and have not
been approached themselves, does not mean that the research has not been
done, and that other people have not been asked in significant numbers:-)

Ah. Argument by claims of hidden evidence. Which no-one else can therefore
examine and check to see if it supports the claimed concusions. And which
even you don't know exists, but just have faith that it must exist.

The method of mystics and charlatans down the ages. Revelations not meant
for mere man. You'll be telling us next that when people work on recordings
they all wear pointed hats and cloaks covered in atstrological and
alchemical symbols with potent meanings. That may make as much sense as
some of the things we know they do from the output they produce. ;-

It may be that there is no published data, but I strongly believe that
the request for louder CDs has come from the public.

You *believe* this. I prefer evidence. As David has pointed out, when
people can hear a choice, they can express their preference - which may
*not* be as the makers expected. Ditto for the cases you have encountered
where something was done which was not wanted. So the evidence we *do*
have seems to conflict with this mysterious 'hidden knowledge' only
available to the priviledged - who - on the evidence - make a guddle of
what they produce.

After all, it would be so much easier, and cheaper for record companies
to make straight 1:1 CD masters as is done with classical and jazz CDs
than spend hours (and many hundreds of pounds/euros in trying to produce
a louder master.

Which tells us what they *believe*. Yet not why 'accidents' happen.

Slainte,

Jim

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