10-Jan-2015, 12:57
I have a copy of Knife Party - Bonfire. Unfortunately this is on a Ministry of Sound compilation, which is mixed. So my version my well be different to @PhilP's, assuming he has the album version. Anyway, I gave it a try this morning. The meters on the Devialet were more or less permanently in the top orange / red zone, but no sign of the orange clipping light on the iPad app. I tried this both via iTunes and JRiver WASAPI, from a PC. For what it's worth, the sound quality was ok (although obviously could be a lot better if not compressed to death), I have heard worse.
I also tried the Album and EP version from Spotify, with more or less the same result. With each of these trials, I could not push the volume anything above about -10dB, at which point is was crushingly loud! Although this was with a D800. A little off topic, but the album version is miles better than the section they crammed onto the Ministry of Sound CD!
I also tried the Album and EP version from Spotify, with more or less the same result. With each of these trials, I could not push the volume anything above about -10dB, at which point is was crushingly loud! Although this was with a D800. A little off topic, but the album version is miles better than the section they crammed onto the Ministry of Sound CD!
