Vim Schrotnock
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I recognized the increased volume adjusted the volume to equal levels. The Tidal was much tighter and focused in the bass, and that's what I was referring to, in terms of feel, not the amplitude.If you could feel the difference in vibration from the armrest then you didn’t level match the two sources. iTunes is known to have taken a stance against loudness wars that have decreased dynamic range. This may have changed but Tidal used LUFS of -14 which is +2 dB from reference.
E.g. “Subjective listeners will always (unless the louder one is absolutely foul) prefer the louder source. I can't begin to count the number of high-end source components whose output levels were ever-so-slightly higher than their specification - their creators knew that would make them sound better in an unmatched level comparison.”
https://audiophilereview.com/audiophile/what-is-a-valid-listening-test.html
Tbc most of my library is lossless but there’s no way it makes that difference.
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