Originally Posted By Mojo
The best reference I have is Renee Alstead's Hit the Road Jack on Tidal HD. I measured the quietest bits of that tune at 82dBC. The peaks are 103dBC and it could be that my meter is not capturing the true peaks. That's a whopping 21dB of macro-dynamics.
Ok, play that recording a bit lower ... the 15db of dynamic headroom Ian quotes seems like a pretty good trade-off ... no need to go totally insane (unless one wants to and can afford it).