Hi Lou,

I think it depends on what is meant by "sounds great on any system". 
Obviously on a terrible system, any track will sound terrible. It's not the 
tracks that are at fault but the playback system. I think  mastering 
engineers generally  try to make their tracks conform to a reference sound. 
This means that no matter what the system, their track will sound * no 
worse* - but no better either - than the competition which are also 
conforming to that same reference. It's  about  tracks in a random playlist.

But maybe  the temptation  to make our  track stand out  "above"  the other 
tracks has been at the root of another issue, namely the so called "loudness 
war".

Tim,

Perth,
Western Australia



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From: "Lou Judson" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Sunday, February 03, 2019 4:10 PM
Subject: Re: [ARSCLIST] Restored audio. Speakers or headphones


Every time you listen to a well mastered recording you hear that. Might nbot 
be “see-able” but we experience it every day! I’ve had enough time at the 
feet of some masters to realize it is possible...
..
Lou Judson
Intuitive Audio
415-883-2689

On Feb 2, 2019, at 6:24 PM, Tim Gillett <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

>  But we  read it on audio production forums that a good mastering engineer 
> can make a recording "sound great on all systems". I'd like to see that... 


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