Got the John Newman - Tribute CD in the mail today.
Still enjoy his singing very much and the SQ isn't bad, BUT it's the worst, most heavily compressed victim of the loudness wars I've ever run into.
With a Offical DR5 rating, the highest track measures DR5 with many a DR4.
That's just sad, why do they have to squash a vocal recording so heavily?
Too bad this stuff can never be returned to the manufacturer.
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Analyzed: Tribute / Artist: John Newman
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DR Peak RMS Duration Title [codec]
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DR5 -0.01 dB -9.75 dB 5:37 01 - Tribute [flac]
DR5 -0.01 dB -7.73 dB 3:58 02 - Love Me Again [flac]
DR6 -0.01 dB -8.30 dB 4:41 03 - Losing Sleep [flac]
DR5 -0.01 dB -7.89 dB 3:39 04 - Easy [flac]
DR5 -0.01 dB -8.15 dB 3:35 05 - Try [flac]
DR6 -0.01 dB -12.85 dB 3:50 06 - Out of My Head [flac]
DR5 -0.01 dB -7.72 dB 3:41 07 - Cheating [flac]
DR5 -0.01 dB -7.61 dB 4:20 08 - Running [flac]
DR4 -0.01 dB -7.10 dB 3:31 09 - Gold Dust [flac]
DR5 -0.01 dB -7.01 dB 3:43 10 - Goodnight Goodbye [flac]
DR5 -0.01 dB -7.49 dB 3:22 11 - All I Need Is You [flac]
DR5 -0.01 dB -7.21 dB 3:16 12 - Day One [flac]
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Number of files: 12
Official DR value: DR5
Sampling rate: 44100 Hz
Average bitrate: 938kbs
Bits per sample: 16 bit
Dr14 T.meter 1.0.16
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