Goo Goo Dolls - Let Love In

[wullsy]

Does anyone have this cd? I love the songs on it, but it has got to be the worst mastered cd I've heard in a long long time. Track 2 for example, Let Love In, is horribly compressed and is completely overloaded. I can barely listen to it. I have the original U.S pressing of this album. Does anyone have a different pressing and can tell me if their copy sounds the same?

[Wonko]

Yeah - great songs but this album is rather spoilt by the SQ. Is track 2 the one where the drums sound as if they are clipping? I'll have another listen tonight. If you find there's a 'clean' version of the cd then I'd be interested!

Edit: Interestingly, this album features as an example of the CD 'loudness war' http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loudness_war

BRs

[wullsy]

Interesting. Thanks for that link. I guess I'll have to wait for an SACD remaster that fixes the mess. It's frustrating when you spend several grand on a good audio setup, and then you stick on a cd that was designed to be listened on a car stereo.

cheers,