New Strypes

[Joe in PB]

You mean the earbud pussies, the increased volume on new music & mixes is to appease them. Who are made up mostly of students using cheap crap, and they listen to nary a R&R song, mostly opting for hip hop.

[Shlomart Ben Yisrael]

I think 'Spray is referring to the "Loudness Wars".

It's a real thing and it's been slowly ruining music of all genres for decades now.

This is worth a read for audiophiles and audio amateurs alike:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loudness_war

http://dynamicrangeday.co.uk/about/

[Joe in PB]

Jukeboxes became popular in the 1940s and were often set to a predetermined level by the owner, yet any record that was mastered louder than the others would stand out. Similarly, starting in the 1950s, producers would request louder 7" singles so that songs would stand out when auditioned by program directors for top 40 radio stations.[1] In particular, many Motown records pushed the limits of how loud records could be made; according to one of their engineers, they were "notorious for cutting some of the hottest 45s in the industry."[2] In the 1960s and 1970s, various artists' hit compilation albums became popular and, when artists and producers found their song was quieter than others on the compilation, they would insist that their song be remastered to be competitive.

I didn't realize the practice went back to the 40's & 50's.

The Strypes sound ok, but they're a teeny bop band.