(I like them too, BTW). I am a big audiophile, and I own several pairs of $200+ headphones. The loudness war has driven me insane. There are a few fixes I know of, neither of which is cost effective or easy:
1. Buy older, un-re-mastered versions of your favorite CDs. Like you, I also own "Brothers in Arms," but mine is the non-re-mastered version. It might have some tape hiss in it (or other studio-induced limitations), but at least it doesn't sound terrible when things get loud.
2. Go vinyl. This is pricey, but a decent turntable is surprisingly cheap - about $100 or so. People are starting to go back to vinyl these days for two reasons: the artwork, and/or to avoid the loudness war. The turntable technology has come a long way since I was a kid in the 70s - I never hear scratching anymore (plus I take care of my records). Many turntables, like those from Sony, come with built-in rippers to transform your vinyls to lossless or lossy computer files.
If anybody else knows of any way around this, please post it!
(I like them too, BTW). I am a big audiophile, and I own several pairs of $200+ headphones. The loudness war has driven me insane. There are a few fixes I know of, neither of which is cost effective or easy:
1. Buy older, un-re-mastered versions of your favorite CDs. Like you, I also own "Brothers in Arms," but mine is the non-re-mastered version. It might have some tape hiss in it (or other studio-induced limitations), but at least it doesn't sound terrible when things get loud.
2. Go vinyl. This is pricey, but a decent turntable is surprisingly cheap - about $100 or so. People are starting to go back to vinyl these days for two reasons: the artwork, and/or to avoid the loudness war. The turntable technology has come a long way since I was a kid in the 70s - I never hear scratching anymore (plus I take care of my records). Many turntables, like those from Sony, come with built-in rippers to transform your vinyls to lossless or lossy computer files.
If anybody else knows of any way around this, please post it!