gregorio
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and is this picture relevant?
Relevant to what? Relevant to the amount of compression applied, yes. Relevant to the overall perceived quality, no. The whole concept of the DRD is a dumbed down, dramatic over simplification of a not so simple situation, so that consumers can understand/appreciate it. I don't disagree with (in fact I strongly support) the overall aim of the DRD but IMHO, there should be a more detailed explanation available on the site, for those interested in a better, more accurate understanding of the issues. This is important because the explanation as given is over simplified to the point of it being completely false in some situations! For example, "dynamic and pleasant" and "over-compressed = unpleasant" is a gross over-simplification. There are in fact many situations where the reality is: "dynamic (high DR) = un-listenable" and "highly compressed (low DR) = Far more pleasant"!
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