but this was the exception in a sea of average quality FM stations who murdered the sound with heavy compression.
Yeah, the capability was there. I had a massive Kenwood KT-815 tuner that offered great sound quality with the right station, but unfortunately, most station managers (and record producers) are more concerned with "loud" than "good".
It really is a peeve of mine.
::::::: No disrespect to Axiom, but my favorite woofer is my yellow lab :::::::