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May 18, 2015 at 6:31 PM Post #2,147 of 2,741
I found another reason to prefer my Asgard 2 to Vali. As we get into summer, I've been feeling the heat coming off the Asgard more and more. I decided to try to switch to the Vali for a while, as it doesn't give off as much heat. However, I've been listening to more FLAC lately. And I find that on modern albums they are often too loud on the Vali. If I lower the volume below 9 o'clock, I get channel imbalance. I get no such channel imbalance on the Asgard, and even if I did, I could use the gain switch to use a higher volume control position.
 
JRiver has volume leveling as an option which reduces loudness, but I find it makes the music sound muffled.
 
I wish there was a program for FLAC like MP3Gain for MP3s.
 
May 18, 2015 at 8:24 PM Post #2,148 of 2,741
rickb said:
  I found another reason to prefer my Asgard 2 to Vali. As we get into summer, I've been feeling the heat coming off the Asgard more and more. I decided to try to switch to the Vali for a while, as it doesn't give off as much heat. However, I've been listening to more FLAC lately. And I find that on modern albums they are often too loud on the Vali. If I lower the volume below 9 o'clock, I get channel imbalance. I get no such channel imbalance on the Asgard, and even if I did, I could use the gain switch to use a higher volume control position.
 
JRiver has volume leveling as an option which reduces loudness, but I find it makes the music sound muffled.
 
I wish there was a program for FLAC like MP3Gain for MP3s.
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Would applying replay gain not do what you are referring to with MP3Gain? I tag all of my files, mp3 flac, whatever, with replay gain in foobar.
 
May 18, 2015 at 8:27 PM Post #2,149 of 2,741
rmoody said:
 
Would applying replay gain not do what you are referring to with MP3Gain? I tag all of my files, mp3 flac, whatever, with replay gain in foobar.
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I've never cared for Foobar too much. Is there a guide somewhere on how to apply replay gain with it? With MP3Gain, I adjust MP3 files to 92db. Is there a way to do the same thing on FLAC files with Foobar?
 
May 18, 2015 at 8:44 PM Post #2,150 of 2,741
rickb said:
   
I've never cared for Foobar too much. Is there a guide somewhere on how to apply replay gain with it? With MP3Gain, I adjust MP3 files to 92db. Is there a way to do the same thing on FLAC files with Foobar?
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Add the files to the main window, select them all, right click, ReplayGain, select your mode (I use album by tag), ok. Let it analize, then apply.
 
http://eolindel.free.fr/foobar2000/Replaygain.php
 
This is the only reason I use Foobar, I use MusicBee for my player (too broke to buy JRiver).
 
It seems that MP3Gain is an implementation or ReplayGain with some advantages and disadvantages.
 
May 18, 2015 at 8:50 PM Post #2,151 of 2,741
rmoody said:
  Add the files to the main window, select them all, right click, ReplayGain, select your mode (I use album by tag), ok. Let it analize, then apply.
 
http://eolindel.free.fr/foobar2000/Replaygain.php
 
This is the only reason I use Foobar, I use MusicBee for my player (too broke to buy JRiver).
 
It seems that MP3Gain is an implementation or ReplayGain with some advantages and disadvantages.
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Thanks for the info, I appreciate it.
 
May 26, 2015 at 2:46 PM Post #2,153 of 2,741
Not this year, according to Jason.
 
May 26, 2015 at 2:47 PM Post #2,154 of 2,741
Damn 
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May 27, 2015 at 12:55 PM Post #2,157 of 2,741
What is it that you find lacking in the sound quality of the Asgard 2? What are you using as your source? 
 
May 27, 2015 at 1:06 PM Post #2,159 of 2,741
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