[78-L] Problem with very high energy incorporated into remastered 78s

[Royal Pemberton]

Post some audio examples, please....


On Mon, Feb 3, 2014 at 9:15 PM, Steve Shapiro <steveshapiro1 at juno.com>wrote:

>
>
> I have occasionally found myself listening to some sound files of
> remastered 78s - mp3s and CDs - that seem to have incorporated some sort of
> very high energy that is painful to my ears.  One friend (Friend #1) did a
> CD set which I can only tolerate if I play it in one room and listen to it
> in another room.  I presume sound of the energy gets absorbed in the
> playing room.
>
> Another friend (Friend #2) has started using a program called iZotope RX -
> RX3 which produces very nice sound, but my ears can't tolerate the energy.
>
> A third friend with sound experience, but not with remastering 78s,
> (Friend #3) suggests that this problem arises from remastering programs'
> compression of sound.  I hardly know anything about sound compression or
> sound compression issues, but I do know that I listen to most recordings
> comfortably, unremarkably, and with no issues, while some remastered 78s
> are intolerable to my ears.
>
> Can anyone explain what is going on and offer any advice and guidance I
> can pass on to Friends #1 and #2?
>
> Thanks./steve
>
>
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