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This is a fascinating article about how today's music is mastered waaaaaaay too loudly. Even remastered CDs of our old faves sound different, not necessarily better. And this is a big reason that I do not like most of today's music. It hurts my ears. What do you all think?

[i]Everything Louder Than Everything Else
Have the loudness wars reached their final battle?
By Joe Gross
Monday, October 02, 2006:
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http://www.austin360.com/music/content/ ... cover.html