Yes claimed the OP.
And we know generalizations get us into trouble.
Gotta say that is complicated situation because the answer depends upon every step of the recording and playback chain, the care taken during the recording and mastering process, the type of music, A vs D, original vs. reisue, etc.
Gotta also add though that I don't think current recordings are any brighter than they used to be. Maybe a touch less bright in fact but certainly just as compressed in many cases. Yes, we've always had our share of bright recordings. Seems to me that recordings got brighter with the advent of early solid-state electronics into the studio, mikes that were selected based on flat FR, recordings mastered for what the labels thought would sell on mediocre systems, the advent of digital and so on. One of the worst things that was ever invented, however, was the reverb plate. That just destroyed recordings because engineers seemed to think if a little bit is good, more is better. And some of these recordings will peel the wallpaper off the wall.
And we know generalizations get us into trouble.
Gotta say that is complicated situation because the answer depends upon every step of the recording and playback chain, the care taken during the recording and mastering process, the type of music, A vs D, original vs. reisue, etc.
Gotta also add though that I don't think current recordings are any brighter than they used to be. Maybe a touch less bright in fact but certainly just as compressed in many cases. Yes, we've always had our share of bright recordings. Seems to me that recordings got brighter with the advent of early solid-state electronics into the studio, mikes that were selected based on flat FR, recordings mastered for what the labels thought would sell on mediocre systems, the advent of digital and so on. One of the worst things that was ever invented, however, was the reverb plate. That just destroyed recordings because engineers seemed to think if a little bit is good, more is better. And some of these recordings will peel the wallpaper off the wall.
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