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macaroni_3000 t1_j1gw4rn wrote

Dynamic range.

Digitally sold music has been compressed, unless you're buying FLAC or WAV files (and most people don't)

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RadioFloydHead t1_j1ii7ov wrote

It’s not necessarily the format of the digital files. Dynamic range is missing because modern music is mastered to be played on earbuds and phone speakers. Everything is just smashed together and has zero dynamics.

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