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"David Eduardo" wrote:

"Telamon" wrote in message
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Tom wrote:

On Oct 19, 2:17 am, Telamon
wrote:
Look, I understand that there are limiter and processors but I just
can't believe most stations compress music into a 6 dB range. That's
just not right.


You're both right: FM system dynamic range may be on the order of 70
dB while the occupied dynamic range may be the top 6 dB for 95% of the
time on many stations. The dynamic range between a comfortable
loudness and ambient noise may be as much as 30-35 dB in the average
home or as little as 10-20 dB in an automobile. Stations that process
for the ideal home listening environment will have frustrated
listeners in the car if they carry wide dynamic range content such as
classical music and vice versa.

That's not what he meant Tom. Eduardo thinks that is the entire dynamic
range is 6 dB.

Tom is clairying that the dynamic range of the FM system vs. the dynamic
range of the program content broadcasters put into the system.

As Tom says, about 95% of the time the material on air is somewhere in the
vicinity of a 6 db dynamic range.

Good thing he clarified that for you. You were looking pretty stupid.

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Telamon
Ventura, California

"Telamon" wrote in message
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In article ,

Tom is clairying that the dynamic range of the FM system vs. the dynamic
range of the program content broadcasters put into the system.

As Tom says, about 95% of the time the material on air is somewhere in
the
vicinity of a 6 db dynamic range.

Good thing he clarified that for you. You were looking pretty stupid.

No, he clarified for you that the system may be capable of much wider
dynamic range, but radio stations reduce the range of the content due to the
requirements of the market.

I had been saying all along that Brenda Ann's assesment of a dynamic range
of about 6 db is the norm for program content, not for the system.

A Porsche may be capable of 200 MPH, but the reality of the smoothness of
roads, other traffic and legal restrictions makes the average owner keep it
to 60 to 80 MPH at the top. FM is capable of a very wide dynamic range.
Reality forces stations to limit the range of content.

In article ,
"David Eduardo" wrote:

"Telamon" wrote in message
...
In article ,

Tom is clairying that the dynamic range of the FM system vs. the dynamic
range of the program content broadcasters put into the system.

As Tom says, about 95% of the time the material on air is somewhere in
the
vicinity of a 6 db dynamic range.

Good thing he clarified that for you. You were looking pretty stupid.

No, he clarified for you that the system may be capable of much wider
dynamic range, but radio stations reduce the range of the content due to the
requirements of the market.

I had been saying all along that Brenda Ann's assesment of a dynamic range
of about 6 db is the norm for program content, not for the system.

A Porsche may be capable of 200 MPH, but the reality of the smoothness of
roads, other traffic and legal restrictions makes the average owner keep it
to 60 to 80 MPH at the top. FM is capable of a very wide dynamic range.
Reality forces stations to limit the range of content.

Hey there 6 dB man, he saved your lying butt.

You certainly are over the top.

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Telamon
Ventura, California

"Telamon" wrote in message
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In article ,
"David Eduardo" wrote:

"Telamon" wrote in message
...
In article ,

Tom is clairying that the dynamic range of the FM system vs. the
dynamic
range of the program content broadcasters put into the system.

As Tom says, about 95% of the time the material on air is somewhere in
the
vicinity of a 6 db dynamic range.

Good thing he clarified that for you. You were looking pretty stupid.

No, he clarified for you that the system may be capable of much wider
dynamic range, but radio stations reduce the range of the content due to
the
requirements of the market.

I had been saying all along that Brenda Ann's assesment of a dynamic
range
of about 6 db is the norm for program content, not for the system.

A Porsche may be capable of 200 MPH, but the reality of the smoothness of
roads, other traffic and legal restrictions makes the average owner keep
it
to 60 to 80 MPH at the top. FM is capable of a very wide dynamic range.
Reality forces stations to limit the range of content.

Hey there 6 dB man, he saved your lying butt.


He saved your misinterpretation of the facts.

In article ,
"David Eduardo" wrote:

"Telamon" wrote in message
...
In article ,
"David Eduardo" wrote:

"Telamon" wrote in message
.
..
In article ,

Tom is clairying that the dynamic range of the FM system vs. the
dynamic
range of the program content broadcasters put into the system.

As Tom says, about 95% of the time the material on air is somewhere in
the
vicinity of a 6 db dynamic range.

Good thing he clarified that for you. You were looking pretty stupid.

No, he clarified for you that the system may be capable of much wider
dynamic range, but radio stations reduce the range of the content due to
the
requirements of the market.

I had been saying all along that Brenda Ann's assesment of a dynamic
range
of about 6 db is the norm for program content, not for the system.

A Porsche may be capable of 200 MPH, but the reality of the smoothness of
roads, other traffic and legal restrictions makes the average owner keep
it
to 60 to 80 MPH at the top. FM is capable of a very wide dynamic range.
Reality forces stations to limit the range of content.

Hey there 6 dB man, he saved your lying butt.


He saved your misinterpretation of the facts.

He gave you a way out of your dumb assertions 6 dB man.

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Telamon
Ventura, California