I have some older cd's from the late 80's when CD's were 'new' and I can't play anything off them using a 'shuffle' mode, they are just too quiet to use with newer music. I love the dynamics I have on these cd's so I just listen to those albums on their own.

It's enlightening to watch the log when ripping these cd's with EAC, it will tell you the max loudness on the cd. Those older cd's come in around 80% compared to 100 for the newer stuff.

Jason
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