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To have better sound quality the over-use of dynamic range compression and EQ to make recordings that #8220;stands out#8221; has to stop. The mastering engineers must focus on best quality rather than maximum volume.

If higher resolution than CD-standard audio is needed for distribution to the consumer is very debated, and in my opinion highly doubtful. There needs to be more large, scientifically contucted, studies to show what the actual benefit will be of distributing high-rez recordings to the consumer. I know of only one study of this kind and it failed to show any difference of importance.

I have nothing against high-rez recordings, except for the higher bandwidth requirements, but we need to remember that most improvements lies in the hands of the sound engineers and not in using higher numbers on the recording we distribute.

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