From: RobertB 

In article , "Glenn Meadows"
 wrote:

> Story about the "Loudness War" in music, or "Why do the
current round of
> CD's sound so bad.."
>
> http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/business/personal_finance/16367692
.
> htm
>
> or:
>
> http://tinyurl.com/yat58v

Yeah, I noticed it in certain classical CDs, especially recordings of the
earlier stuff, like Gregorian chants, and historical recordings. THere's
quite a bit of variation, so I'm forced to turn my little JVC volume knob
up to almost halfway. Is this simply a consequence of the way the CDs are
made or how the material is recorded? The recorded jazz I have tends to be
a bit louder (at a given volume setting).

Also, as far as playback devices, can I assume that a more expensive CD
player means better sound quality?

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