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Originally Posted by Matt L
I had to cut the top part, which makes a whole lot of sense. I hadn't thought of the audio compression being a factor, but now that you mention it, you're on to something here. ... But I really cannot understand the vertically challenged part here. I think that something is going right over my head. Perhaps I should stand a bit taller...
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The tie-in was as you change adults from tall to small (sound level from Peak to Average) (and calling short people "midgets" is not PC, but "vertically challenged" is preferred)...that was the combined intent/joke...sorry it didn't carry well...read my signature...I ain't crackin' 6' feet in anyone's dreams!
What hurts/irritates peoples' auditory nerves is the SUSTAINED LEVEL of the volume...no dynamic range to let the nerves "rest" between the peaks...that's the reasoning of the 1 minute vs. 5 minutes of kids vs. adults and the government saying we'll lower the peak volume to any average volume...they're still allowing the compression/no rest-dynamic ranging to occur...therefore...5 minutes of 250#, 6' adults or 5 minutes of 120#, 4' VC individuals...some choice...I'll take 1 minute of 30#-40# kids with the attention span of ice cream in a cone on a hot July afternoon...
Think of it this way - when you came out of a concert (when you were younger), how well did you hear the people you were with? It took a while before everyone was talking in normal tones and actually understanding what was being said. You were inside, locked next to > +120dB. speakers about 10' from your face...it's a wonder HULU hasn't called you yet for your contribution of syrup for their ice cream sundaes...
The same type of damage goes on when you listen to any of the Top-40 radio stations or any of the stations playing music in the big cities...go across the dial and listen for about 10-15 minutes to each station...same volume (about) and there's a "something" about the station that after a few minutes, it has you gripping the wheel a bit with your fists...it's your inner ears telling you to either change the channel, turn that "*hit down!!!" or kill something...
And television is doing the same thing to old and young alike...all for the sake of a few bucks...
But hey! I work in the business...what the hell do I know?