Justice For Audio » loudness war http://www.justiceforaudio.org Opposing the Destruction of Great Music Wed, 13 Jul 2011 00:07:07 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 Katie Melua: The House http://www.justiceforaudio.org/2011/05/katie-melua-the-house/ http://www.justiceforaudio.org/2011/05/katie-melua-the-house/#comments Mon, 09 May 2011 02:21:05 +0000 soulburner http://www.justiceforaudio.org/?p=145 Katie Melua - The House

Katie Melua - The House (DR7)

The three previous Katie Melua albums sounded great. Great dynamics and sound quality – just the way CDs should be produced. Naturally, when I heard about this new release “The House” I was overjoyed. My joy did not last long, however.

Here’s the DR rating stats: http://dr.loudness-war.info/details.php?id=4891

Average Value: DR7

I’m a big fan of the drums – I loved songs like Scary Films on Pictures because of the drums. Now, on this… God must be deaf (refering to one song called God On The Drums, Devil on The Bass)

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Audio Evaluations:

Something In Your Mouth

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Note: Reduce volume on retail by approximately 6.0db during playback for equal loudness comparison

This album has been redone with the aim of bringing the presence of the music back in to focus and giving the overall album more life.
For other tracks: Please view this Discussion Thread:

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Retail - Before (DR4)

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JFA Re-Master - After (DR11)

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Song Download:

A Rite of Passage

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Note: Reduce volume on retail by approximately 6.3db during playback for equal loudness comparison

The level & dynamics in the DR12 version are now closer to that of previous albums such as Images & Words – So to enjoy to its fullest, please play on a standalone/dedicated audio system (non-portable – non-builtin) if possible – and turn it up a good bit. The impact, and the resultant attention it draws from the listener as a result of the increased dynamics and seperation of instrumentss helps make the song a lot more memorable & also interesting.

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Downloaded MP3 - Before (DR6)

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JFA Re-Master - After (DR12)

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