120 vs 200

[Pim]

today tried some Brahams classic (B&W Music Society download) i m not sure about the quality. i had to increase all the way to -15 to even enjoy. then i  looked into the dB levels that goes to each speakers (Tone Long press, then browse until you see these), it was around -50 to -70 range ...

for experiment i tried other record by Allan Taylor, Color To The Moon, downloaded from same B&W Music Society - the dB levels were reaching beyond -30 or even -20 (orange to almost red ). The Clarity was FANTASTIC. this is one among my records  that i carry as reference songs for auditioning sessions.

Currently i m listening to Ethan Johns - good recordings and i m at -25 - the levels are similar to Allan Taylor's ... above.

Looks like it all depends on the recording studios. anyways diverging.

I think its your choice on 200 Vs 120. it maybe a wrong comparison as there is extra ports, extra features, extra power, able to become mono block-able

Hi,

You are not alone in having to increase the gain whilst listening to some of the B&W Music Society Classical downloads, I have the same issue. My normal listening range, with my D400, is between -32db and -24db, but for some of the B&W classical downloads I am at -18db. I assume that this issue is more as a result of the way in which the original music was recorded?

David

Hi Guys,

You might find that the recordings from the society are recorded better. Can you please have a look at this

http://dr.loudness-war.info

site and see if the dynamic range is good? Most modern recordings are very compressed and just sound LOUD. That the music from the society doesn't could be a good thing.

Looking forward to your findings. There's a small piece of software you can download to check dynamic range.